Ascot Corner (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ascot Corner ...

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.

Booth's Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth's Beach
Flanders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
Huntingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntingville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingville
Johnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnville
Learned Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned Plain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned Plain
Low Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Forest
Martinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
Stoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
View Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point

How Far From Ascot Corner 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 village such as Ascot Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ascot Corner 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 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,011 miles [6,455.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ascot Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ascot Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ascot Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4500, Longitude: -71.7667
<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 Ascot Corner 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 303.915 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.031 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.274 degrees.