We found one communities that are also named La Branche.
Within Quebec, the name La Branche is unique.
Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named La Branche in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Saint Charles Parish
This La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of La Branche.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Branche ...
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.
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 La Branche to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Branche and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from La Branche to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 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 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,934 miles [6,331.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
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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 from Point A (ie- La Branche) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 La Branche 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 La Branche. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0333, Longitude: -71.1833
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.257 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.574 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.092 degrees.