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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rams Island ...
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.
- Crawleys Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleys Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleys Island
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fox Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Buffett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Buffett came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Buffett
- Indian Harbour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbour
- Jiggin Cove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jiggin Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggin Cove
- Kingwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwell
- Little Placentia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Placentia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Placentia
- Long Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Harbour
- Red Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Island
- Rose au Rue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose au Rue came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose au Rue
- Ship Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Harbour
How Far From Rams Island to ...
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 Rams Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Rams Island once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rams Island and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rams Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,307 miles [8,540.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,184 miles [5,124.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rams Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rams Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rams Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4333, Longitude: -53.9833 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rams Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.486 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.829 degrees. |
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