This Ferland lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Ontario
This Ferland lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Saskatchewan
This Ferland lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferland ...
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.
In the vicinity of Ferland, Hebert is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the East
How Far From Ferland 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 Ferland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferland and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ferland to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 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 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,883 miles [6,249.1 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- Ferland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1818, Longitude: -70.8461
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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.
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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 Ferland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.811 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.284 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.242 degrees.