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Communities Also Named Bienville ...
We found two communities that share the name Bienville.
Within Quebec, the name Bienville is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bienville [Mobile County].
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Bienville is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Bienville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bienville ...
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.
- Bergerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
- Big Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
- Breakeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakeyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakeyville
- Bull Pen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Pen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
- Crescent Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Haute Ville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haute Ville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haute Ville
- Little Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
- Place Apollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place Apollo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Apollo
- Sewer Copse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewer Copse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewer Copse
How Far From Bienville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bienville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bienville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bienville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,941 miles [6,342.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bienville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Bienville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bienville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8225, Longitude: -71.1761 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bienville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.209 degrees. |
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