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Curious and Interesting Names Near Snug Haven ...
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.
- Badgers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Copperhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Depot Harbour ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Killbear Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rose Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seven (7) Mile Narrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snug Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Snug Haven 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 Snug Haven to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Snug Haven and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Snug Haven to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Snug Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Snug Haven 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 Snug Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3731, Longitude: -80.3022 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.637 degrees. |
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