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Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Bear Bay ...
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.
- Black Tickle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort Bight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Domino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Domino Harbour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino Harbour
- Flat Islands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Islands
- Frenchmans Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Reeds Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Pond
- Salmon Bight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Bight
- Sandy Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Islands
- Seal Islands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Islands
- Seal Islands Harbour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Black Bear Bay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Black Bear Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Black Bear Bay and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Black Bear Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,151 miles [5,071 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Bear Bay. 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 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Black Bear Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Bear Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.3000, Longitude: -55.9500 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Black Bear Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.151 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 284.54 degrees. |
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