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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mille Roches ...
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.
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cornwall Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mille Roches 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 Mille Roches to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Mille Roches once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mille Roches and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mille Roches to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,154 miles [6,685.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Mille Roches, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mille Roches) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mille Roches 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 Mille Roches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0276, Longitude: -74.8312 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.925 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.206 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.021 degrees. |
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