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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac du Brochet ...
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.
- Fieldville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holland Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jules
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Kelly Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lordsvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Low
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low
- Point Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stagsburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lac du Brochet 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 Lac du Brochet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lac du Brochet and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lac du Brochet to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,164 miles [6,701.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lac du Brochet) 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 du Brochet 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 du Brochet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9225, Longitude: -75.8239 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.442 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.085 degrees. |
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