Curious and Interesting Names Near Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay ...

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.

• Deep Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bay
• Eastern Tickle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Tickle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Tickle
• Joe Batts Arm
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Batts Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Batts Arm
• Lions Den
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lions Den came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Den
• Little Seldom ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Seldom came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Seldom
• Seldom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seldom came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldom
• Seldom Come By
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seldom Come By came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seldom Come By
• Shoal Bay
  (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:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bay
• Tilting
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilting
  • Former name for Tilting:
  • Tilton Harbour
• Wild Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cove

How Far From Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay 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 Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay and extending to:

• The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay 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 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,554 miles [7,329 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 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,144 miles [5,059.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/