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Communities Also Named Saint Lunaire - Griquet ...

We found one communities that share the name Saint Lunaire - Griquet.

There is one other community in Newfoundland and Labrador which is also named Saint Lunaire - Griquet.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Lunaire - Griquet ...

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.

  • Cape Onion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Cove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cove
  • Gunners Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hay Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cove
  • Little Quirpon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Noddy Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ship Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Straitsview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsview
    • Straitsview has also been known as:
    • Spillars Cove

How Far From Saint Lunaire - Griquet to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Saint Lunaire - Griquet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saint Lunaire - Griquet and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Lunaire - Griquet to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 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 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,163 miles [5,090.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Saint Lunaire - Griquet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Lunaire - Griquet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5195, Longitude: -55.4617    
<4>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.
<5>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 Lunaire - Griquet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.556 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.622 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 285.904 degrees.









 

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