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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheaves Cove ...

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.

  • Jerrys Nose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerrys Nose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Nose
  • Lower Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cove
  • Mainland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainland
  • Marches Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marches Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marches Point
  • Red Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brook
  • Ship Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cove
  • Tea Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tea Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Cove
  • Three Rock Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rock Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rock Cove

How Far From Sheaves Cove 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 Sheaves Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheaves Cove and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sheaves Cove to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 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 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,379 miles [5,438 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheaves Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheaves Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5167, Longitude: -59.0500    
<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 Sheaves Cove 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 295.063 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.809 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.614 degrees.









 

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