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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brig 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.
- Bird Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Black Duck Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Current Island ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pond Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pound Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reefs Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Brig Bay 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 Brig Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brig Bay and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brig Bay 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 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 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 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,232 miles [5,201.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brig 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brig Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brig Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.0597, Longitude: -56.9108 |
| <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 Brig 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 292.723 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.209 degrees. |
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