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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac Fournelle ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grace Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Look Out Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Loyal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sir John Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lac Fournelle 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 Fournelle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lac Fournelle and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lac Fournelle to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 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 Fournelle) 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 Fournelle 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 Fournelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9144, Longitude: -74.0372 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.289 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.643 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.174 degrees. |
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