La Platine (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Platine ...

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.

Crabtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
Dieppe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieppe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieppe
Hunterstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunterstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
Louiseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louiseville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louiseville
Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
Royville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville

How Far From La Platine 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 La Platine to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Platine and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from La Platine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,043 miles [6,506.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 'straight-line' (or 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- La Platine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Platine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0719, Longitude: -73.0406
<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 La Platine 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 304.624 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.928 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.583 degrees.