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Curious and Interesting Names Near Dark Tickle ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumble Bee Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumble Bee Bight
- Head Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Harbour
- Heads Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Harbour
- Jims Cove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jims Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jims Cove
- Long Island ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Lushes Bight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lushes Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushes Bight
- Miles Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cove
- Muddy Hole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Hole came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Hole
- Paddocks Bight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddocks Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddocks Bight
- Seal Bay Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Bay Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Bay Head
- Seal Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Dark Tickle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dark Tickle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Dark Tickle once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dark Tickle and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dark Tickle 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 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,210 miles [5,166 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> | 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> | 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 Dark Tickle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dark Tickle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dark Tickle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5500, Longitude: -55.6333 |
| <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 Dark Tickle 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 292.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.817 degrees. |
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