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Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnside-Saint Chads ...
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.
- Broom Close
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Culls Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Happy Adventure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Islands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sailors Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salvage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Squid Tickle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Burnside-Saint Chads 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 Burnside-Saint Chads to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burnside-Saint Chads and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Burnside-Saint Chads 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 60 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 4,563 miles [7,343.4 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 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,148 miles [5,066.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnside-Saint Chads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Burnside-Saint Chads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnside-Saint Chads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7036, Longitude: -53.7856 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.551 degrees. |
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