Curious and Interesting Names Near Snooks Brook ...

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.

• Clarenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarenville <1>
• Daniels Cove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cove
• Elliotts Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Cove
• Georges Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Brook
• Gin Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin Cove
• Kings Cove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cove
• Lower Sandy Point ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandy Point
• Random Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Heights
• Red Head Beach ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Head Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head Beach
• Rocky Brook ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
• Sandy Point ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Shoal Harbour
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Harbour
• Snooks Harbour
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snooks Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snooks Harbour

How Far From Snooks Brook to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Snooks Brook once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Snooks Brook and extending to:

• The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Snooks Brook 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 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 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 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• 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).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/