Middle House (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle House ...

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.

Johns Bight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Bight
Juniper Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Point
Lesters Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesters Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters Point
Tinker Harbour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinker Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Harbour
Tuckers Harbour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Harbour

How Far From Middle House 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 Middle House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Middle House and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Middle House 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 4,612 miles [7,422.3 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 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,239 miles [5,212.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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- Middle House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middle House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.2000, Longitude: -58.5992
<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 Middle House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.663 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.40 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 285.457 degrees.