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Communities Also Named Gaspe ...
We found one communities that share the name Gaspe.
There is one other community in Quebec which is also named Gaspe.
Beyond Quebec.
- Communities Located In Quebec ...
- Unknown
- The profile page for Gaspe #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Gaspe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaspe ...
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Forceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Forceville
- Farewell Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farewell Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Cove
- Fox River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Rose Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bridge
- Sandy Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Seal Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
- Shiphead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiphead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiphead
- Sunny Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
How Far From Gaspe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Gaspe to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gaspe and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 576 miles [927 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gaspe to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gaspe: www.ville.gaspe.qc.ca/ The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gaspe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaspe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8333, Longitude: -64.4833 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.349 degrees. |
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