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Communities Also Named Pointe des ChOnes Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Pointe des ChOnes Park.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Pointe des ChOnes Park.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe des ChOnes Park ...

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • French Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Garden River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gardenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Island Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mission
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mission is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Payment
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Red Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Sand Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Shallows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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How Far From Pointe des ChOnes Park 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 Pointe des ChOnes Park to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe des ChOnes Park 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 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Pointe des ChOnes Park) 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 des ChOnes Park 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 des ChOnes Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4747, Longitude: -84.5231    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.176 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.424 degrees.