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Communities Also Named The Block ...
We found four communities that share the name The Block.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name The Block is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This The Block is located in Champaign County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of The Block.
- Kansas
- Miami County
- This The Block is located in Miami County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of The Block.
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of The Block [Alger County].
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This The Block is located in Campbell County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of The Block.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Block ...
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.
- Coal Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Brook
- Dennis Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Hill
- Grand River Gut ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River Gut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Gut
- Long Grade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grade
- Low Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Brook
- Mouse Island ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouse Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Red Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rocks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rocks
- Shoal Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Point
How Far From The Block 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 The Block to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Block and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from The Block to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 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 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,409 miles [5,486.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Block. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Block) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Block. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8000, Longitude: -59.3333 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that The Block could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 The Block to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 295.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 291.127 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 291.345 degrees. |
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