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Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourg Royal ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
- Bull Pen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
- Crescent Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Haute Ville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Place Apollo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sewer Copse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Bourg Royal 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 Royal to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bourg Royal and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bourg Royal to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,942 miles [6,344 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 from Point A (ie- Bourg Royal) 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 Royal 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 Royal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8833, Longitude: -71.2500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.329 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.213 degrees. |
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