Spruce Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Park ...

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.

Goose Bay ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
Happy Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
Mud Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lake

How Far From Spruce Park to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spruce Park and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Spruce Park to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,327 miles [5,354.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spruce Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.3197, Longitude: -60.3934
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Spruce Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 294.27 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.943 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.403 degrees.