Bad Harbour (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bad Harbour ...

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.

Bird Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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Hawkes Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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Plum Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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Pond Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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Pound Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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Reefs Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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Shoal Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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Spirity Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
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How Far From Bad Harbour 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 Bad Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bad Harbour and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bad Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,242 miles [5,217.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bad Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bad Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.8333, Longitude: -57.0333
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Bad Harbour to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.893 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.924 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.485 degrees.