We found one communities that are also named Caernarvon.
Within Alberta, the name Caernarvon is unique.
Beyond Alberta, there is another community also named Caernarvon in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Saint Bernard Parish
This Caernarvon is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Caernarvon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caernarvon ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Caernarvon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caernarvon and extending to:
Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies just to the south (S).
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Caernarvon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 101 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 69 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caernarvon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
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The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Caernarvon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caernarvon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.6128, Longitude: -113.5254
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.84 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.78 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.166 degrees.