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Curious and Interesting Names Near Seal Bight ...
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.
- Deepwater Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fishing Ship Harbour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishing Ship Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Ship Harbour
- Francis Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georges Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kings Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Ship Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Spear Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Seal Bight 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 Seal Bight to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seal Bight and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Seal Bight to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,155 miles [5,077.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
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> | 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- Seal Bight) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seal Bight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.4559, Longitude: -55.6792 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Seal Bight to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 285.162 degrees. |
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