Breakeyville (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breakeyville ...

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 north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
Big Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
Bull Pen
(20 miles [32.2 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:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
Crescent Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
Haute Ville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haute Ville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haute Ville
Little Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
Place Apollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place Apollo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Apollo
Sewer Copse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewer Copse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewer Copse

How Far From Breakeyville 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 Breakeyville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Breakeyville and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Breakeyville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,948 miles [6,353.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Breakeyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Breakeyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6748, Longitude: -71.2292
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Breakeyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.354 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.619 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.321 degrees.