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Communities Also Named Les Rapides ...
We found one communities that are also named Les Rapides.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Les Rapides.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Les Rapides ...
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.
- Boundary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Burnt Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
- Burnt Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frenchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Michigan Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
- Soldier Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Les Rapides 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 Les Rapides to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Les Rapides and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Les Rapides to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,819 miles [6,146.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Les Rapides) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Les Rapides 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 Les Rapides. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2667, Longitude: -68.6000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.601 degrees. |
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