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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lac Montjoie ...
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.
- Cherry River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlay
- Kingsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lower Flodden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melbourne Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Shanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks
How Far From Lac Montjoie 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 Lac Montjoie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lac Montjoie and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lac Montjoie to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,026 miles [6,479.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lac Montjoie) 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 Montjoie 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 Montjoie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4206, Longitude: -72.1006 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.267 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.457 degrees. |
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