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Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Gut ...
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.
- Daniels Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gulch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulch
- Mall Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mall Bay
- Mosquito
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito
- Path End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path End
- Peters River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scrape Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shoal Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stage Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tartan Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Middle Gut 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 Middle Gut to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Middle Gut and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Middle Gut to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 42 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,305 miles [8,537.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,183 miles [5,122.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Middle Gut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Middle Gut 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 Middle Gut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7853, Longitude: -53.6247 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.282 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.385 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.233 degrees. |
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