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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cow Head ...
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.
- Cow Head Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Gulls Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lobster Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parsons Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Harbour
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sally's Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woody Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Cow Head 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 Cow Head to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cow Head and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cow Head 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 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 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 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,293 miles [5,299.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cow Head. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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- Cow Head) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cow Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9143, Longitude: -57.7889 |
| <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 Cow Head 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 293.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.656 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.734 degrees. |
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