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Curious and Interesting Names Near Stuckless Cove ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson's Arm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Bay Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lobster Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pound Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seal Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Western Arm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Stuckless Cove 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 Stuckless Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stuckless Cove and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stuckless Cove 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 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 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 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,242 miles [5,217.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stuckless Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stuckless Cove 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 Stuckless Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8510, Longitude: -56.5493 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.95 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.074 degrees. |
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