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Communities Also Named Gros Cap ...

We found three communities that share the name Gros Cap.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Gros Cap.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac County
      • This Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Gros Cap.
    • Quebec
      • This Gros Cap lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gros Cap ...

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.

  • Dollar Settlement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
    • Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Gardenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Island Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Mission
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Red Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Rosedale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
  • Sand Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
  • Shallows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
    • Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)

How Far From Gros Cap 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 community such as Gros Cap to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gros Cap to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,490 miles [7,226 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Gros Cap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gros Cap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5278, Longitude: -84.5767    
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Gros Cap to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.209 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.493 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.433 degrees.




 

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