Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan ...

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.

Buffalo Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Rock
Hunter's Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter's Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter's Point
Maidens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
Pieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieville
Silver Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Centre
Turtle Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Dam

How Far From Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,241 miles [6,825.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1833, Longitude: -78.8667
<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 Anicinabe Ecitacikewapan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.288 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.202 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.085 degrees.