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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Gaspe Harbour.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaspe Harbour ...
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.
- De Forceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farewell Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seal Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiphead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiphead
- Sunny Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Gaspe Harbour 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 included the distance from a community such as Gaspe Harbour to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gaspe Harbour and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gaspe Harbour to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,601 miles [5,795.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gaspe Harbour) 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 Gaspe Harbour 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 Gaspe Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8236, Longitude: -64.4733 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.483 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.35 degrees. |
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