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Communities Also Named Rollo Bay ...

We found one communities that are also named Rollo Bay.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Rollo Bay.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollo Bay ...

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.

  • Bear River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearspring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fortune
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
  • Fortune Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fortune Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Zealand
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Red House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Rollo Bay 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 Rollo Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rollo Bay and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rollo Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,578 miles [5,758.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rollo Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rollo Bay 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 Rollo Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3667, Longitude: -62.3333    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.807 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.408 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.982 degrees.