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Communities Also Named Pointe Louise ...

We found one communities that are also named Pointe Louise.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Pointe Louise.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe Louise ...

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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • French Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gardenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Meadow Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mission
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mission is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Payment
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Payment is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Red Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Rosedale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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  • Shallows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shallows is located in Chippewa County (MI)
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How Far From Pointe Louise 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 Louise to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe Louise 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pointe Louise) 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 Louise 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 Louise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4661, Longitude: -84.4806    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.148 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.414 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.404 degrees.