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Curious and Interesting Names Near Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix 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.

  • Berry Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Black Duck Bank ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Duck Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fox Island River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jerrys Nose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lower Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Man of War Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Noels Pond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ship Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tea Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Cove
  • Winterhouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix 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 town such as Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix Cove and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix Cove to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 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 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,366 miles [5,417.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix Cove) 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 Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix Cove 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 Port au Port West - Aguathuna - Felix Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5500, Longitude: -58.7500    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 294.858 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.591 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.423 degrees.