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Curious and Interesting Names Near Chemin du Lac ...
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.
- Grand Bras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Picard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Chemin du Lac 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 Chemin du Lac to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chemin du Lac and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chemin du Lac to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 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 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,843 miles [6,184.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chemin du Lac) 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 Chemin du Lac 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 Chemin du Lac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7442, Longitude: -69.5453 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.052 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.365 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.807 degrees. |
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