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Communities Also Named Long Harbour ...
We found one communities that are also named Long Harbour.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Long Harbour is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Long Harbour in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Long Harbour lies 3,094 miles [4,979.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long 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.
- 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 to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Long Harbour 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Harbour) 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 Long Harbour 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. 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. |
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