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Curious and Interesting Names Near Club Gregoire ...
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.
- Caribou
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Falrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falrie
- Mink Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Starvation Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Club Gregoire 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 Club Gregoire to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Club Gregoire and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Club Gregoire 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 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 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 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,952 miles [6,360.1 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- Club Gregoire) 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 Club Gregoire 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 Club Gregoire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7500, Longitude: -72.1833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.774 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.213 degrees. |
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