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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Detour a Philippon ...
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.
- Cove Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- De Forceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farewell Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Rose Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seal Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiphead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiphead
- Sunny Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Le Detour a Philippon 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 Detour a Philippon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Le Detour a Philippon and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Le Detour a Philippon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,612 miles [5,813 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 from Point A (ie- Le Detour a Philippon) 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 Detour a Philippon 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 Detour a Philippon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5247, Longitude: -64.5481 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.614 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.715 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.604 degrees. |
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