Bernard House (Northwest Territories) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bernard House ...

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.

In the vicinity of Bernard House, Martin House is located less than 2 miles<1> to the East

How Far From Bernard House 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 Bernard House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bernard House and extending to:

Yellowknife, which is the Territorial Capital of Northwest Territories, lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bernard House to Yellowknife, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,518 miles [4,052.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 99 days and walking would take 143 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northwest Territories: https://www.gov.nt.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Bernard House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bernard House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 66.5000, Longitude: -133.0689
<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 Bernard House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 349.961 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 353.385 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 333.058 degrees.