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Communities Also Named Cyr ...
We found four communities that are also named Cyr.
Within Quebec, the name Cyr is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cyr [Cloud County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Cyr [Aroostook County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cyr [Marquette County].
- Montana
- Mineral County
- This Cyr is located in Mineral County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Cyr.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cyr ...
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.
- Clapperton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
- Gravel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hickey Settlement
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Mitchell Settlement
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sea Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Side
How Far From Cyr 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 Cyr to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cyr and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cyr to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 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 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,671 miles [5,907.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cyr could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cyr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cyr 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 Cyr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1400, Longitude: -65.6931 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.49 degrees. |
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