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Curious and Interesting Names Near L'Anse Amour ...
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.
- Davis House
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis House
- English Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Job's Room
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mistaken Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penney's Room
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penney's Room came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney's Room
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pines Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Room's Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Room's Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Room's Point
- Sand Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cove
- Sandy Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savage Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seal Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From L'Anse Amour 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 L'Anse Amour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in L'Anse Amour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from L'Anse Amour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,618 miles [7,432 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 5,344 miles [8,600.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,222 miles [5,185.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for L'Anse Amour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- L'Anse Amour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in L'Anse Amour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4685, Longitude: -56.8715 |
| <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 L'Anse Amour 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 292.536 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.673 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 286.818 degrees. |
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