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Curious and Interesting Names Near Havre Bouche ...
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.
- Frankville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Low Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monastery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pirate Harbour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Queensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Havre Bouche 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 village such as Havre Bouche to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Havre Bouche and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Havre Bouche to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,562 miles [5,732.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Havre Bouche) 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 Havre Bouche 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 Havre Bouche. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6500, Longitude: -61.5167 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.508 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.094 degrees. |
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