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Communities Also Named Bell Island ...

We found two communities that share the name Bell Island.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Bell Island is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • 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 Alaska community of Bell Island.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • 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 Connecticut community of Bell Island [Fairfield County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bell Island ...

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.

  • Birchy Nap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchy Nap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchy Nap
  • Chamberlains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains
  • Donovans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans
  • Evergreen Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
  • Foxtrap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxtrap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
  • Freshwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hogans Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogans Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Pond
  • Horse Cove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cove
  • Kellys Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Island
  • Manuels
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels
  • Middle Bight ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bight
  • Paradise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
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    • Parsonsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
    • Portugal Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portugal Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portugal Cove
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portugal Cove <3>
    • Ricketts Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Bridge
    • Talcville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Topsail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsail came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail

How Far From Bell Island to ...

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 Bell Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bell Island and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bell Island 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 62 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 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 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,133 miles [5,042.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bell Island 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6500, Longitude: -52.9333    
<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 Bell Island 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 291.50 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.712 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.073 degrees.




 

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