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Communities Also Named Shoal Point ...

We found two communities that share the name Shoal Point.

There is one other community in Newfoundland and Labrador which is also named Shoal Point.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Shoal Point in Canada and the United States.

  • Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Shoal Point #1
      • This Shoal Point lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Shoal Point [Galveston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoal Point ...

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 Race
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Race came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Race
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Race <4>
  • Daniels Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point
  • Gulch ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulch
  • Long Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Middle Gut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Gut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Gut
  • Path End
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Path End came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path End
  • Peters River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters River
  • Riverhead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead
  • Scrape Shore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrape Shore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrape Shore
  • Stage Shore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stage Shore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Shore
  • Tartan Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tartan Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartan Cove

How Far From Shoal Point 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 Shoal Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shoal Point and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shoal Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>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 61 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 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 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,172 miles [5,104.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoal Point. 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>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- Shoal Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shoal Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7667, Longitude: -53.3667    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shoal Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Shoal Point 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 292.131 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.213 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.118 degrees.




 

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