We found one communities that are also named Port Elizabeth.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Port Elizabeth is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Port Elizabeth in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New Jersey
Cumberland County
This Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Port Elizabeth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Elizabeth ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Port Elizabeth to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Elizabeth and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Port Elizabeth 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 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 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 3,228 miles [5,195 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port Elizabeth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2667, Longitude: -54.8833
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.875 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.142 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.451 degrees.