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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lobster Cove ...
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.
- Birchy Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchy Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchy Head
- Crawleys Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleys Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleys Cove
- Green Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Rocky Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sally's Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shoal Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Brook
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoal Brook <2>
- Silver Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Wild Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winter House Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter House Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter House Brook
- Woody Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woody Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woody Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody Point <2>
How Far From Lobster Cove 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 Lobster Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lobster Cove and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lobster Cove 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 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 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 5,431 miles [8,740.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,307 miles [5,322.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lobster Cove. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lobster Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lobster Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6065, Longitude: -57.9504 |
| <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 Lobster Cove 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 293.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.831 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.091 degrees. |
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