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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mistaken 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.

  • Anchor Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Deadmans Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flowers Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Flowers Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nameless Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pines Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cove
  • Sandy Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Savage Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Seal Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Mistaken Cove 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 Mistaken Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mistaken Cove and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mistaken Cove to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,219 miles [5,180.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mistaken Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mistaken Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.3133, Longitude: -56.7111    
<4>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.
<5>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 Mistaken Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.488 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.588 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 286.86 degrees.









 

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