We found one communities that are also named Lords Cove.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Lords Cove is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Lords Cove in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New Brunswick
This Lords Cove lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lords 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.
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 Lords Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lords Cove and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lords Cove 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 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,692 miles [7,551 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 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,271 miles [5,264.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lords Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Lords Cove 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 Lords Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8833, Longitude: -55.6667
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.507 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.757 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.192 degrees.