Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower L'Ardoise ...
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.
French Cove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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 Lower L'Ardoise to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lower L'Ardoise and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lower L'Ardoise to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,529 miles [5,679.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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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- Lower L'Ardoise) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lower L'Ardoise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6018, Longitude: -60.7417
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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.
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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 Lower L'Ardoise to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.049 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.418 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.751 degrees.