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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourg Louis ...
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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Big Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
- Bull Pen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
- Crescent Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haute Ville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Place Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sewer Copse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Bourg Louis 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 Bourg Louis to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bourg Louis and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bourg Louis to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 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 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,965 miles [6,381 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bourg Louis) 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 Bourg Louis 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 Bourg Louis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8556, Longitude: -71.7814 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.677 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.505 degrees. |
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