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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cap Saint Jacques ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Cedar Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Creek Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Grove Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lacey Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeroad
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Pincourt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincourt
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Cap Saint Jacques 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 Cap Saint Jacques to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cap Saint Jacques and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cap Saint Jacques to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 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- Cap Saint Jacques) 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 Cap Saint Jacques 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 Cap Saint Jacques. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4619, Longitude: -73.9186 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.281 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.346 degrees. |
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