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Curious and Interesting Names Near L'Isle Verte ...
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.
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis du Ha! Ha! came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
- Transfiguration
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transfiguration came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transfiguration
How Far From L'Isle Verte 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 village such as L'Isle Verte to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in L'Isle Verte and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from L'Isle Verte 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 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,221 miles [8,402.4 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 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,826 miles [6,157.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for L'Isle Verte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- L'Isle Verte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in L'Isle Verte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0167, Longitude: -69.3333 |
| <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 L'Isle Verte 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 301.855 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.526 degrees. |
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