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Curious and Interesting Names Near Asphenite City ...
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.
- Black Tickle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Domino
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Domino Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino Harbour
- Griffin Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Harbour
- Red Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Salmon Bight
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Bight
- Sandy Islands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Islands
- Spotted Islands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Asphenite City 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 Asphenite City to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Asphenite City once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Asphenite City and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Asphenite City to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,141 miles [5,054.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Asphenite City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Asphenite City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Asphenite City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.4575, Longitude: -55.7675 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Asphenite City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 290.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.402 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 284.27 degrees. |
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