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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sops Island ...
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.
- Coney Arm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Arm
- Galeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Georges Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Cove
- Gold Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cove
- Jackson's Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Bay Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay Town
- Former name for Little Bay Town:
- Indian Bight
- Little Bay Town has also been known as:
- Granby Island
- Pound Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riverhead ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead
- Stuckless Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckless Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckless Cove
How Far From Sops Island 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 Sops Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sops Island and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sops Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,260 miles [5,246.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sops Island. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Sops Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sops Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7667, Longitude: -56.9167 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sops Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.36 degrees. |
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