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Around Big Harbour Island ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Big Harbour Island, with the nearest first.

  • Militia Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Big Harbour Centre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Malagawatch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Estmere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estmere
  • West Alba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Marble Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gillis Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McKinnons Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stoney Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whycocomagh Portage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orangedale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Little Narrows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Harbour Island ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Harbour Island.

Airports Near Big Harbour Island ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<2> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Big Harbour Island and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Big Harbour Island.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

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>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Big Harbour Island), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.