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Curious and Interesting Names Near Purcells 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.

  • Black Duck Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bluff Head Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Burnt Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hatchet Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillgrade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jenkins Cove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kettle Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lobster Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Manuels Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Salt Pans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seal Cove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Smooth Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Purcells Harbour 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 Purcells Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Purcells Harbour and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Purcells Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 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 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,169 miles [5,100 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Purcells Harbour) 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 Purcells Harbour 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 Purcells Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6167, Longitude: -54.7000    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.827 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.50 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.22 degrees.