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 Coral Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Coral Harbour and extending to:
Iqaluit, which is the Territorial Capital of Nunavut, lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the east (E).
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE).
The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,818 miles [6,144.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
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- Coral Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coral Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 64.1382, Longitude: -83.1648
<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 Coral Harbour 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 308.441 degrees.
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.246 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.726 degrees.