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Communities Also Named Portage-du-Lac ...
We found one communities that are also named Portage-du-Lac.
There is one other community in New Brunswick that is also named Portage-du-Lac.
Beyond New Brunswick.
- Communities Located In New Brunswick ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portage-du-Lac ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Burnt Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Landing is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Landing
- Burnt Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Eagle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frenchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Isle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Michigan Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
- Soldier Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Portage-du-Lac 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 Portage-du-Lac to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Portage-du-Lac and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 362 miles [582.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Portage-du-Lac 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 5,217 miles [8,395.9 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 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,817 miles [6,142.9 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 '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- Portage-du-Lac) 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 Portage-du-Lac 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 Portage-du-Lac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3167, Longitude: -68.6000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.532 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.57 degrees. |
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