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Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwest Crouse ...
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.
- Burnt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canada Harbour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Four Harbour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Harbour
- Grey Islands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Islands
- Grey Islands Harbour
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Islands Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Islands Harbour
- Main Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wild Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zealot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zealot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zealot
How Far From Southwest Crouse 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 Southwest Crouse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Southwest Crouse and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 983 miles [1,582 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Southwest Crouse 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 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 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 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,193 miles [5,138.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southwest Crouse. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southwest Crouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southwest Crouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.9030, Longitude: -55.8947 |
| <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 Southwest Crouse 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 292.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.078 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 286.739 degrees. |
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