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Communities Also Named Belle Isle ...
We found five communities that share the name Belle Isle.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Belle Isle is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Belle Isle is located in Orange County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Belle Isle.
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Belle Isle [Hancock County].
- New York
- Onondaga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Belle Isle [Onondaga County].
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Belle Isle [Oklahoma County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Belle Isle [Chesterfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Isle ...
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.
- Cape Onion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caribou Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Tickle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Cove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cove
- Hay Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cove
- Indian Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Little Quirpon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Noddy Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ship Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Tickle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Straitsview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsview
- Straitsview has also been known as:
- Spillars Cove
How Far From Belle Isle 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 Belle Isle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Belle Isle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Belle Isle and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Belle Isle to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,152 miles [5,072.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belle Isle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belle Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.9278, Longitude: -55.3769 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Belle Isle 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Belle Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Belle Isle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.328 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.465 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 285.468 degrees. |
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