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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cards Harbour ...
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.
- Bumble Bee Bight ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dark Tickle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glovers Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Harbour
- Glovers Harbour has also been known as:
- Glovers
- Head Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heads Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Julies Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locks Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lushes Bight ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Miles Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muddy Hole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rabbits Arm ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts Arm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seal Bay Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seal Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Cards Harbour 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 town such as Cards Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Cards Harbour once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cards Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cards Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 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 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,210 miles [5,166 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cards Harbour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cards Harbour) 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 Cards Harbour 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 Cards Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5167, Longitude: -55.6167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.838 degrees. |
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