Communities Also Named Snug Harbour ...
We found three communities that share the name Snug Harbour.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Snug Harbour.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Snug Harbour #1
- This Snug Harbour lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Snug Harbour lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
- Quebec
- This Snug Harbour lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Snug 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.
- Fox's Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pickerel Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Snug Harbour to ...
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 community such as Snug Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Snug Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Snug Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snug Harbour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snug Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4285, Longitude: -78.7236 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Snug Harbour to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.491 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.986 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.237 degrees. |