Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbour Grace South ...

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.

• Bishops Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cove
• Cooperage
  (Less than 2 miles 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:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperage
• Harbour Grace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Grace came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Grace
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbour Grace <2>
• Mosquito ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito
• Riverhead
  (Less than 2 miles 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:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead
• Spoon Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoon Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoon Cove
• Stevensons Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensons Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensons Village
• Upper Island Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Island Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Island Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Island Cove <2>

How Far From Harbour Grace South 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 community such as Harbour Grace South to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harbour Grace South and extending to:

• The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Harbour Grace South to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 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 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,145 miles [5,061.4 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/