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Curious and Interesting Names Near Swabs Dock ...
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.
- Frenchman's Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garnish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bank <1>
- Grand Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Lawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Loons Cove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loons Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loons Cove
- Salt Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Pond
- Winterland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Swabs Dock to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Swabs Dock to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Swabs Dock and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Swabs Dock 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 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 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 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,258 miles [5,243.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Swabs Dock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swabs Dock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1308, Longitude: -55.4919 |
| <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 Swabs Dock 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 293.306 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.588 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.887 degrees. |
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