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Curious and Interesting Names Near Caplin Gulch ...
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.
- Cape Onion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden Cove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cove
- Gunners Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cove
- Little Quirpon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Noddy Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ship Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Straitsview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsview
- Straitsview has also been known as:
- Spillars Cove
How Far From Caplin Gulch 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 Caplin Gulch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caplin Gulch and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Caplin Gulch 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 4,561 miles [7,340.2 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 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,164 miles [5,092 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caplin Gulch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caplin Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5944, Longitude: -55.5136 |
| <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 Caplin Gulch 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 291.56 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.643 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 285.866 degrees. |
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