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Curious and Interesting Names Near La Slouce ...
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.
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Cones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
- Happy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- High Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kidderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kidderville is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidderville
- Kingscroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ladd's Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moes River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Stewartstown Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartstown Hollow is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown Hollow
- Upper Kidderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Kidderville is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Kidderville
How Far From La Slouce 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 community such as La Slouce to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in La Slouce and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from La Slouce to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 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 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,018 miles [6,466.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- La Slouce) 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 La Slouce 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 Slouce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0517, Longitude: -71.6272 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.895 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.939 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.421 degrees. |
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