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Communities Also Named Freshwater ...

We found seven communities that share the name Freshwater.

There are three communities within Newfoundland and Labrador that are also named Freshwater.

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

  • Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Freshwater #1
      • This Freshwater lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • The profile page for Freshwater #2
      • This Freshwater lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest.
      • The profile page for Freshwater #3
      • This Freshwater lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Freshwater is located in Humboldt County and lies 3,414 miles [5,494.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Freshwater.
    • Colorado
      • Park 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 Colorado community of Freshwater [Park County].
    • Quebec
      • This Freshwater lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the west.
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Freshwater is located in Nelson County and lies 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Freshwater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freshwater ...

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.

  • Clowns Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowns Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowns Cove
  • Cooperage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperage
  • Flatrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatrock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatrock <4>
  • Harbour Grace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Grace came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Grace
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbour Grace <4>
  • Mosquito ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito
  • Perrys Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Cove
  • Riverhead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead
  • Salmon Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Small Point ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
  • Spout Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spout Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Cove
  • Stevensons Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensons Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensons Village

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Freshwater to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 62 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 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 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,142 miles [5,056.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freshwater. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freshwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freshwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7541, Longitude: -53.1881    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Freshwater 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 Freshwater 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 291.617 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.864 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.112 degrees.




 

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