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Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Placentia ...
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.
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fox Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freshwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gooseberry Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Barasway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Placentia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Placentia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Placentia
- Rams Island ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rams Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rams Island
- Red Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Island
- Ship Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cove
- Ship Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Harbour
How Far From Great Placentia 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 town such as Great Placentia to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Great Placentia once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Great Placentia and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Great Placentia 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 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 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 5,311 miles [8,547.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,188 miles [5,130.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Great Placentia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Great Placentia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Placentia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2333, Longitude: -53.9667 |
| <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 Great Placentia 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 292.316 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.519 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.003 degrees. |
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