Fraserville (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Fraserville ...

We found three communities that share the name Fraserville.

Within Quebec, the name Fraserville is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, .

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
  - This Fraserville lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- Ontario
  - This Fraserville lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- South Carolina
  - Georgetown County
  - This Fraserville is located in Georgetown County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Fraserville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fraserville ...

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.

Grand Bras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bras came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bras
Holliday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
Rebeca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebeca came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebeca

How Far From Fraserville 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 Fraserville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fraserville and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fraserville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 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 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,870 miles [6,228.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Fraserville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fraserville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6833, Longitude: -70.1333
<2>	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.
<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 Fraserville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.447 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.791 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.157 degrees.