We found eight communities that are also named South River.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name South River is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of eight communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, .
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This South River is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of South River.
Missouri
Marion County
This South River is located in Marion County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of South River.
New Brunswick
This South River lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west.
New Jersey
Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of South River [Middlesex County].
North Carolina
Carteret County
This South River is located in Carteret County and lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of South River.
Rowan 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 North Carolina community of South River [Rowan County].
Ontario
This South River lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the west.
Virginia
Rockbridge County
This South River is located in Rockbridge County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of South River.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South River ...
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.
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 town such as South River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South River and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 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 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,150 miles [5,069.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- South River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 South River 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.
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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.
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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 South River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5500, Longitude: -53.2667
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.751 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.965 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.344 degrees.