Kugaaruk (Nunavut) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kugaaruk and extending to:

Iqaluit, which is the Territorial Capital of Nunavut, lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE).
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE).
The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,845 miles [6,187.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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 from Point A (ie- Kugaaruk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kugaaruk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 68.5332, Longitude: -89.8266
<2>	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 Kugaaruk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<3>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.926 degrees.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.766 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.309 degrees.