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Curious and Interesting Names Near Launay - Taschereau ...
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.
- Amos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Cadillac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
- Gourd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd
- Joannes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joannes
How Far From Launay - Taschereau 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 Launay - Taschereau to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Launay - Taschereau and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Launay - Taschereau to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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 northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Launay - Taschereau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Launay - Taschereau 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 Launay - Taschereau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6472, Longitude: -78.5340 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.211 degrees. |
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