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Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights ...

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.

  • Chapel Arm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawleys Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fair Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Island Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Long Harbour Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman's Cove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rams Island ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ship Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spreadeagle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights 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 town such as Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights 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 4,597 miles [7,398.2 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 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,176 miles [5,111.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights 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 Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4333, Longitude: -53.8000    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.132 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.36 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.733 degrees.