Communities Also Named Launching Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Launching Place.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Launching Place.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Launching Place ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Kings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fortune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
- Fortune Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fortune Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seal River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
How Far From Launching Place 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 Launching Place to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Launching Place and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Launching Place to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 37 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,586 miles [5,771.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Launching Place) 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 Launching Place 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 Launching Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2167, Longitude: -62.4333 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.911 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.14 degrees. |