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Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnt Village ...

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.

  • Four Harbour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Harbour
  • Goose Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Irelands Bight
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Locks Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Cove
  • Main Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rocky Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cove
  • Starks Bight
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Bight
  • Three Mountain Harbour
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Mountain Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mountain Harbour
  • Zealot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zealot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zealot

How Far From Burnt Village 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 Burnt Village to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Burnt Village 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 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,192 miles [5,137 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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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' (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- Burnt Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnt Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1629, Longitude: -55.9909    
<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 Burnt Village 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 292.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.091 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 286.559 degrees.









 

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