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Curious and Interesting Names Near Colliers Riverhead ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cats Cove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conception Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gallows Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Juniper Stump ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marysvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middle Arm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salmon Cove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turks Gut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Colliers Riverhead 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 Colliers Riverhead to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Colliers Riverhead and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Colliers Riverhead to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,151 miles [5,071 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colliers Riverhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Colliers Riverhead 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 Colliers Riverhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4579, Longitude: -53.2367 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.77 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.966 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.413 degrees. |
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