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Curious and Interesting Names Near L'Anse McInnis ...
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.
- Gravel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
- Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Shippegan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Pigeon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From L'Anse McInnis 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 L'Anse McInnis to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in L'Anse McInnis and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from L'Anse McInnis 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 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 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 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,638 miles [5,854.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- L'Anse McInnis) 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 L'Anse McInnis 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 L'Anse McInnis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1817, Longitude: -64.9356 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.958 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.028 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.054 degrees. |
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