Joe,
 
> As I said, 'if I remember correctly'   I do think it is more then
> 3000 miles though. Halifax to here is roughly 1000, and from here to
> Winnipeg is also 1000.  I'm sure it is more then 1000 miles from
> Winnipeg to Vancouver.  Then again, there is another coast on the
> right side.  It's called Newfoundland.
 
Indeed, but also look at my message to Gordon. The Earth is not a flat
surface so when plotting distances one has to account for the curves and at
the higher latitudes degrees are much closer to eachother than way down.
 
Ask any pilot, he'll confirm.
 
Besides, a road rarely is the shortest line between 2 points.
 
Take care,
 
 \%/{at}rd

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