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Communities Also Named Deer Lake ...

We found ten communities that share the name Deer Lake.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Deer Lake is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, three are located in Canada and eight are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Cook County and lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Deer Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Charlevoix County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Lake County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Marquette County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Deer Lake lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County and lies 2,619 miles [4,214.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Deer Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This Deer Lake lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Fayette County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Deer Lake.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Deer Lake.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Deer Lake [Stevens County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Lake ...

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.

  • Goose Arm
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Arm
  • Hughes Brook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Brook
  • Jack Ladder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Ladder came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Ladder
  • Junction Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Brook
  • Little Harbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Little Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
  • Murphys Cove ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Cove
  • Penguin Arm
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penguin Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penguin Arm
  • Seal Cove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Spillway
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillway
  • Steady Brook
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steady Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steady Brook
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steady Brook <4>

How Far From Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Lake and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Deer Lake to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,295 miles [5,302.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Deer Lake: www.town.deerlake.nf.ca/

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1833, Longitude: -57.4333    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Deer Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Deer Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.78 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.541 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.161 degrees.




 

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