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Curious and Interesting Names Near Domaine des Beaux Arbres ...
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.
- Castlebar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dudswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudswell
- Dudswell Jonction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenshields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham
- Hardwood Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Domaine des Beaux Arbres 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 Domaine des Beaux Arbres to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Domaine des Beaux Arbres and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Domaine des Beaux Arbres to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 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 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,002 miles [6,440.6 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- Domaine des Beaux Arbres) 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 Domaine des Beaux Arbres 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 Domaine des Beaux Arbres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7264, Longitude: -71.7753 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.873 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.128 degrees. |
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