We found one communities that share the name Boat Harbour.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Boat Harbour is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Boat Harbour in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Boat Harbour lies 3,059 miles [4,923 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boat 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.
Burnt Island ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Boat Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boat Harbour and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Boat Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,641 miles [7,469 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 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,222 miles [5,185.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Boat Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boat Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4333, Longitude: -54.8333
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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.
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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.
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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 Boat Harbour to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.779 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.072 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.277 degrees.