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Communities Also Named RiviFre-aux-Canards ...

We found one communities that are also named RiviFre-aux-Canards.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named RiviFre-aux-Canards.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near RiviFre-aux-Canards ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Busy Bee Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melvindale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roseland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Twin Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From RiviFre-aux-Canards 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 RiviFre-aux-Canards to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in RiviFre-aux-Canards and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from RiviFre-aux-Canards to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>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 from Point A (ie- RiviFre-aux-Canards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 RiviFre-aux-Canards 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 RiviFre-aux-Canards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1833, Longitude: -83.0833    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.454 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.985 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.246 degrees.