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Communities Also Named Little Harbour ...

We found seven communities that share the name Little Harbour.

There are five communities within Newfoundland and Labrador that are also named Little Harbour.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Little Harbour #1
      • This Little Harbour lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • The profile page for Little Harbour #2
      • This Little Harbour lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the northwest.
      • The profile page for Little Harbour #3
      • This Little Harbour lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north.
      • The profile page for Little Harbour #4
      • This Little Harbour lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north.
      • The profile page for Little Harbour #5
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Little Harbour.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Little Harbour lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Harbour ...

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.

  • Boat Harbour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boat Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Harbour
  • Burnt Island ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Island
  • Flat Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Island
  • Gallows ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows
  • Great Paradise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Paradise
  • Jude Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jude Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jude Island
  • Little Bona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bona came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bona
  • Little Paradise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Paradise
  • Patricks Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricks Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Island
  • Red Harbour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Harbour

How Far From Little Harbour 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 Little Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Harbour and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Little Harbour 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 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,641 miles [7,469 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 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,221 miles [5,183.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Harbour. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3833, Longitude: -54.8000    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Little Harbour could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Little Harbour 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 292.778 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.06 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.304 degrees.




 

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