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Communities Also Named Browns Cove ...

We found one communities that share the name Browns Cove.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Browns Cove is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Browns Cove in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle 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 Virginia community of Browns Cove [Albemarle County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Cove ...

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 Duck Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Duck Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Duck Cove
  • Bluff Head Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Head Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Head Cove
  • Burnt Island Tickle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Island Tickle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Island Tickle
  • Crow Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Head
  • Grand River ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
  • Jenkins Cove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cove
  • Kettle Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove
  • Little Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Manuels Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuels Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuels Cove
  • Valley Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pond
  • Western Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Head
  • Whales Gulch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whales Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whales Gulch
  • Wild Bight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Bight
  • Wild Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Browns Cove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Browns Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Browns Cove and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Browns Cove to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,173 miles [5,106.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Cove. 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Browns Cove 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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6333, Longitude: -54.8167    
<4>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.
<5>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 Browns Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.896 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.58 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.272 degrees.




 

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