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Curious and Interesting Names Near Port of Orleans ...
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.
- Birch Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cape Smokey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keltic Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moose Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rear Little River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sugar Loaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sunrise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Wreck Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Port of Orleans to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Port of Orleans to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Port of Orleans once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port of Orleans and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Port of Orleans to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 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 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,483 miles [5,605.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port of Orleans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Port of Orleans) 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 Port of Orleans 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 Port of Orleans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6833, Longitude: -60.3667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 296.492 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.013 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.753 degrees. |
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