Communities Also Named Chance Harbour ...
We found two communities that are also named Chance Harbour.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named Chance Harbour.
Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named Chance Harbour in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Chance Harbour lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chance Harbour ...
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.
- Caribou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Greens Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Egypt Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Harbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Harbour Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terrace Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Chance Harbour 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 Chance Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chance Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chance Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 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 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,608 miles [5,806.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Chance Harbour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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| <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 Chance Harbour 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 Chance Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6692, Longitude: -62.5831 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.659 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.602 degrees. |