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Communities Also Named Heart's Delight ...

We found one communities that share the name Heart's Delight.

There is one other community in Newfoundland and Labrador which is also named Heart's Delight.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador.

  • Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
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      • The profile page for Heart's Delight #1
      • This Heart's Delight lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heart's Delight ...

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.

  • Butchers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchers
  • Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Eastern Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Corner
  • Greens Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Harbour
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greens Harbour <3>
  • Heart's Content
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Heart's Desire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heart's Desire came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart's Desire
  • Shoal Bay ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bay
  • Watering Chute
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watering Chute came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watering Chute
  • Witless Bay ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witless Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witless Bay

How Far From Heart's Delight 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 community such as Heart's Delight to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heart's Delight and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Heart's Delight 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 4,573 miles [7,359.5 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 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,154 miles [5,075.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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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 '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- Heart's Delight) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heart's Delight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7695, Longitude: -53.4673    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Heart's Delight 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 291.787 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.053 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.247 degrees.









 

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