We found two communities that share the name Clyde River.
Within Prince Edward Island, the name Clyde River is unique.
Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Nova Scotia
This Clyde River lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
Nunavut
This Clyde River lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the north.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clyde River ...
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.
Canoe Cove (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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 village 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:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clyde River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 34 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,622 miles [5,829 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
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- 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: 46.2239, Longitude: -63.2572
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.42 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.06 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.547 degrees.