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Curious and Interesting Names Near St-EugFne ...
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.
- Barb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
- Chatboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Glen Andrew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Happy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stardale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale
How Far From St-EugFne 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 St-EugFne to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in St-EugFne and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from St-EugFne to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,123 miles [6,635.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- St-EugFne) 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 St-EugFne 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 St-EugFne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5014, Longitude: -74.4694 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.628 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.604 degrees. |
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