Clyde River (Nunavut) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Clyde River ...

We found two communities that share the name Clyde River.

Within Nunavut, the name Clyde River is unique.

Beyond Nunavut, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
  - This Clyde River lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the south.
- Prince Edward Island
  - This Clyde River lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the south.

How Far From Clyde River 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 Clyde River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clyde River and extending to:

Iqaluit, which is the Territorial Capital of Nunavut, lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south (S).
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW).
The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<3>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,319 miles [5,341.4 km] and it lies to the east (E).<5>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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- Clyde River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clyde River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 70.4736, Longitude: -68.5885
<2>	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 Clyde River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<3>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.996 degrees.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.323 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 278.814 degrees.