Curious and Interesting Names Near Tartan 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.

• Cape Race
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Race came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Race
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Race <2>
• Daniels Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point
• Long Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
• Middle Gut
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Gut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Gut
• Path End
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Path End came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path End
• Peters River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters River
• Scrape Shore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrape Shore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrape Shore
• Shoal Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Point
• Stage Shore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stage Shore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Shore

How Far From Tartan Cove 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 Tartan Cove to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tartan Cove and extending to:

• The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tartan Cove 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 4,600 miles [7,403 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 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,177 miles [5,112.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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