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Curious and Interesting Names Near Nuggetville ...
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.
- Blaketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harbour Grace Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Island Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Harbour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Harbour Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Markland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland
- Ocean Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shop
- Spreadeagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tickles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickles
How Far From Nuggetville 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 Nuggetville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nuggetville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Nuggetville 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 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 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 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,167 miles [5,096.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nuggetville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nuggetville 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 Nuggetville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3372, Longitude: -53.5572 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.019 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.693 degrees. |
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