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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Bois Franc ...
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.
- Apple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
- Cedarbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dragon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Glen Andrew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Robertson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rodgerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saddlebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stardale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale
How Far From Le Bois Franc 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 Le Bois Franc to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Le Bois Franc and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Le Bois Franc 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 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,119 miles [6,628.9 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 from Point A (ie- Le Bois Franc) 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 Le Bois Franc 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 Le Bois Franc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4500, Longitude: -74.3500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.559 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.866 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.569 degrees. |
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