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Curious and Interesting Names Near Seal Islands Harbour ...
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.
- Black Bear Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear Bay
- Black Tickle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Comfort Bight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Domino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Domino Harbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino Harbour
- Flat Islands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Islands
- Frenchmans Island
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hawke Harbour ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salmon Bight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Bight
- Sandy Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Islands
- Seal Islands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Islands
How Far From Seal Islands Harbour 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 community such as Seal Islands Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seal Islands Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Seal Islands Harbour 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 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 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 5,260 miles [8,465.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,143 miles [5,058.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seal Islands Harbour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seal Islands Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seal Islands Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.2262, Longitude: -55.7126 |
| <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 Islands Harbour 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 291.015 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 284.454 degrees. |
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