Baie Comeau (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baie Comeau ...

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.

In the vicinity of Baie Comeau, Cache Douze is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the Northeast

How Far From Baie Comeau 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 city such as Baie Comeau to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baie Comeau and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Baie Comeau 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 18 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,742 miles [6,022.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Baie Comeau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baie Comeau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2173, Longitude: -68.1636
<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 Baie Comeau to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.81 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.263 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.124 degrees.