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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac a la Loutre ...

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.

  • Christieville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edina
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Grace Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Laurel Station
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rawcliffe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockway Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Lac a la Loutre 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 community such as Lac a la Loutre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lac a la Loutre and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lac a la Loutre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lac a la Loutre) 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 Lac a la Loutre 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 Lac a la Loutre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9975, Longitude: -74.6475    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.67 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.444 degrees.