Communities Also Named Pointe aux Pins ...
We found two communities that are also named Pointe aux Pins.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Pointe aux Pins.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Pointe aux Pins in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Mackinac County
- This Pointe aux Pins is located in Mackinac County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Pointe aux Pins.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe aux Pins ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
- French Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gardenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Meadow Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shallows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
How Far From Pointe aux Pins 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 Pointe aux Pins to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pointe aux Pins and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe aux Pins to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pointe aux Pins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pointe aux Pins 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 Pointe aux Pins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4736, Longitude: -84.4661 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.138 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.404 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.394 degrees. |