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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cats Cove ...
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.
- Bacon Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Stump
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conception Harbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gallows Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Juniper Stump ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marysvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Arm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turks Gut ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Cats Cove 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 town such as Cats Cove 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 Cats Cove once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cats Cove and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cats Cove 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 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 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 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,151 miles [5,071 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 Cats Cove, 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 from Point A (ie- Cats Cove) 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 Cats Cove 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 Cats Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4017, Longitude: -53.2261 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.972 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.46 degrees. |
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