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Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreton's 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.

  • Chance Harbour Head ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance Harbour Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Harbour Head
  • Great Chance Harbour ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Chance Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Chance Harbour
  • Little Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
  • Lukes Arm ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukes Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Arm
  • Valley Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pond
  • Virgin Arm ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgin Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin Arm
  • Western Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Head
  • Whales Gulch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whales Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whales Gulch
  • Wild Bight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Bight

How Far From Moreton's Harbour 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 Moreton's Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moreton's Harbour and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moreton's 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 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 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 5,301 miles [8,531.1 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moreton's Harbour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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- Moreton's Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moreton's Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5667, Longitude: -54.8500    
<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 Moreton's Harbour 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 291.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.618 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.353 degrees.









 

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