We found two communities that share the name Saint David's.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Saint David's is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Ontario
This Saint David's lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
This Saint David's is located in Delaware County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Saint David's.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint David's ...
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.
Coal Brook (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 Saint David's to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint David's and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint David's to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 32 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,379 miles [5,438 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint David's) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint David's. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2000, Longitude: -58.8667
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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.
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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 Saint David's to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 295.053 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.733 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.772 degrees.