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Curious and Interesting Names Near Farmer's Rapids ...

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.

  • Camp Fortune
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Fortune came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Fortune
  • Centretown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centretown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centretown
  • Fisher Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Glen
  • Hull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Ironside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
  • Kilroy Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilroy Crescent came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilroy Crescent
  • Kingsview Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Park
  • Kirk's Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk's Ferry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Ferry
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    • Lower Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
    • Manor Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Peter's Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter's Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter's Point
    • Sandy Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunney's Pasture
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunney's Pasture came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunney's Pasture

How Far From Farmer's Rapids 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 Farmer's Rapids to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Farmer's Rapids and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km]<2> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmer's Rapids) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmer's Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4956, Longitude: -75.7619    
<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 Farmer's Rapids to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.459 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.881 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.261 degrees.









 

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