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Communities Also Named Larocque ...
We found two communities that share the name Larocque.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Larocque.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Larocque in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Presque Isle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Larocque [Presque Isle County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larocque ...
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.
- Driftwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <3>
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederickhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederickhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickhouse
- Lower Sturgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sturgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sturgeon
- Nellie Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie Lake
- Potter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Smooth Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smooth Rock Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tudhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tudhope came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudhope
- Wings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings
How Far From Larocque 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 Larocque to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Larocque and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 357 miles [574.5 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Larocque to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,610 miles [9,028.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Larocque could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Larocque) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Larocque. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1306, Longitude: -81.0372 |
| <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 Larocque 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 309.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.907 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.39 degrees. |
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