Buchans Junction (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buchans Junction ...

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.

Badger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
Grand Falls
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Falls <2>
Gullbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gullbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullbridge

How Far From Buchans Junction 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 Buchans Junction to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Buchans Junction to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 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 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,261 miles [5,248.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buchans Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buchans Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8500, Longitude: -56.4667
<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 Buchans Junction 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 293.278 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.921 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.91 degrees.