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Curious and Interesting Names Near Coteau des Hetres ...
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.
- Apple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
- Dalesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dragon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hill Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mount Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sir John Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Coteau des Hetres 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 Coteau des Hetres to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Coteau des Hetres and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Coteau des Hetres to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coteau des Hetres) 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 Coteau des Hetres 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 Coteau des Hetres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6000, Longitude: -74.3167 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.515 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.843 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.477 degrees. |
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