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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bests 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.
- Harbour Buffett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haystack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack
- Indian Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jiggin Cove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwell
- Rose au Rue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tacks Beach ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Bests Harbour 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 Bests Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bests Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bests Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,191 miles [5,135.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Bests Harbour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bests Harbour to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bests Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5764, Longitude: -54.2071 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.331 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.818 degrees. |
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