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we pass this GPS location for Nadeau:
33.965571, -118.243128
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We found three communities that are also named Nadeau.
Within California, the name Nadeau is unique.
Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kansas
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Nadeau [Jackson County].
Michigan
Menominee County
This Nadeau is located in Menominee County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Nadeau that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Nadeau.
Texas
Galveston County
This Nadeau is located in Galveston County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<2> to the east of the Nadeau that is located in Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Nadeau.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nadeau ...
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.
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 Nadeau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nadeau and extending to:
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nadeau to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,341 miles [13,423.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Nadeau 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 county. 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nadeau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Nadeau 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 Nadeau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9656, Longitude: -118.2431 In this case, the coordinates for Nadeau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.226 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.121 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.63 degrees.