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Curious and Interesting Names Near Baie Creuse ...
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.
- Blanche
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Crystal Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- High Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Inlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Rockway Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Singer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Treadwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Baie Creuse 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 Baie Creuse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Baie Creuse and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Baie Creuse to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,133 miles [6,651.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Baie Creuse) 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 Baie Creuse 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 Baie Creuse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9628, Longitude: -75.1097 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.974 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.416 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.699 degrees. |
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