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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)
- Cooperage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbour Grace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mosquito ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito
- Riverhead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spoon Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stevensons Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upper Island Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Harbour Grace South 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 Harbour Grace South to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harbour Grace South and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Harbour Grace South to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harbour Grace South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Harbour Grace South to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbour Grace South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6786, Longitude: -53.2158 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.90 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.197 degrees. |
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