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Communities Also Named Argentia ...
We found one communities that share the name Argentia.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Argentia is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Argentia in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Argentia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argentia ...
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.
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fox Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freshwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Great Placentia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Placentia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Placentia
- Little Barasway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Placentia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Placentia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Placentia
- Placentia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placentia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placentia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placentia <3>
- Rams Island ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rams Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rams Island
- Ship Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Harbour
How Far From Argentia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Argentia to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Argentia and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Argentia to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,310 miles [8,545.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,187 miles [5,129 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Argentia: www.argentia.nf.ca/ The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Argentia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argentia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Argentia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2993, Longitude: -53.9901 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Argentia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.521 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.955 degrees. |
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