We found one communities that share the name Whiteway.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Whiteway is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, there is another community also named Whiteway in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Texas
Hamilton County
This Whiteway is located in Hamilton County and lies 2,567 miles [4,131.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Whiteway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteway ...
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.
Butlerville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 town such as Whiteway to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whiteway and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Whiteway 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 4,576 miles [7,364.4 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 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,157 miles [5,080.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whiteway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whiteway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6833, Longitude: -53.4833
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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.
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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.
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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 Whiteway to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.832 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.084 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.335 degrees.