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Curious and Interesting Names Near Frantois Lake ...

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.

  • Decker Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Francois Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grassy Plains
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Savory
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savory

How Far From Frantois Lake to ...

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 community such as Frantois Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Frantois Lake to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frantois Lake) 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 Frantois Lake 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 Frantois Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.0500, Longitude: -125.7500    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.904 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 346.203 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.474 degrees.