Saint John Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint John 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.

Bad Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Harbour
Bird Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bird Cove <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bird Cove
- From Saint John Island to Bird Cove
Hawkes Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkes Bay <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hawkes Bay
- From Saint John Island to Hawkes Bay
Plum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Point <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plum Point
- From Saint John Island to Plum Point
Pond Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pond Cove
- From Saint John Island to Pond Cove
Pound Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cove
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pound Cove
- From Saint John Island to Pound Cove
Reefs Harbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefs Harbour
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reefs Harbour
- From Saint John Island to Reefs Harbour
Shoal Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Cove
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shoal Cove
- From Saint John Island to Shoal Cove
Spirity Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirity Cove
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spirity Cove
- From Saint John Island to Spirity Cove

How Far From Saint John 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 Saint John 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 Saint John Island once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Saint John Island and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint John Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 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 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,250 miles [5,230.4 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 Saint John 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- Saint John Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint John Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.8219, Longitude: -57.2306
<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 Saint John 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 293.03 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.071 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.613 degrees.