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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Bulls Arm ...
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.
- Come By Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Come By Chance came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Come By Chance
- Garden Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Goobies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goobies came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobies
- Goobies Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goobies Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobies Station
- Hillview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Long Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Path End
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Path End came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path End
- Queen's Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sound Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Island
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Bay Bulls Arm 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 Bay Bulls Arm to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Bay Bulls Arm once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bay Bulls Arm and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bay Bulls Arm 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 60 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 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,172 miles [5,104.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Bay Bulls Arm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Bulls Arm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Bulls Arm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8667, Longitude: -53.9333 |
| <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 Bay Bulls Arm 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 292.042 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.407 degrees. |
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