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Communities Also Named Birch Hills ...

We found three communities that share the name Birch Hills.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Birch Hills is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix 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 Michigan community of Birch Hills [Charlevoix County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Birch Hills is located in Morris County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Birch Hills.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Birch Hills lies 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birch Hills ...

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.

  • Bishops Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Beach
  • Black Duck Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck Pond
  • Blow Me Down
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Head
  • Butlerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Cupids
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cupids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupids
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupids <4>
  • Cupids Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cupids Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupids Crossing
  • Emerald Vale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Vale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Vale
  • Frenchs Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchs Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Cove
  • Halls Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Town
  • Sandy Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
  • Sharks Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharks Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharks Cove
  • Ship Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cove
  • Spaniard's Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

How Far From Birch Hills 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 Birch Hills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birch Hills and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Birch Hills 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 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 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 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,150 miles [5,069.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birch Hills. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Birch Hills 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>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- Birch Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birch Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5667, Longitude: -53.2833    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Birch Hills 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 291.754 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.973 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.337 degrees.




 

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