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Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Harbour Station ...
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.
- Blaketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chapel Arm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawleys Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harbour Grace Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Island Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norman's Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shop
- Ship Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spreadeagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Long Harbour Station 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 Long Harbour Station 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 Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Long Harbour Station 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 4,593 miles [7,391.7 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 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,172 miles [5,104.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Harbour Station) 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 Station 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 Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4656, Longitude: -53.7319 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.077 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.668 degrees. |
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