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Communities Also Named Lomond ...

We found one communities that are also named Lomond.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Lomond is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Lomond in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Lomond lies 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lomond ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crawleys Cove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphys Cove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Seal Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shoal Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Silver Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stanleyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wild Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter House Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woody Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lomond to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 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 5,427 miles [8,733.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,302 miles [5,314.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Lomond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lomond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lomond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4606, Longitude: -57.7613    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.893 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.723 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.108 degrees.