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Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Falls - Windsor ...

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.

  • Badger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Bishops Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishops Falls <2>
  • Burnt Arm
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Arm
  • Grand Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Falls <2>
  • Grand Falls Station ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Station
  • Gullbridge
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gullbridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullbridge
  • Peterview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterview
  • Phillips Head
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Head
  • Porterville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville

How Far From Grand Falls - Windsor 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 Grand Falls - Windsor to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grand Falls - Windsor and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grand Falls - Windsor 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 55 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 4,636 miles [7,460.9 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 5,349 miles [8,608.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,224 miles [5,188.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Falls - Windsor. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Falls - Windsor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Falls - Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9333, Longitude: -55.6500    
<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 Grand Falls - Windsor 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 292.718 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.325 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.381 degrees.









 

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