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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Grand Bois de l'Ail ...
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.
- Big Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
- Bull Pen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
- Crescent Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Place Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sewer Copse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Le Grand Bois de l'Ail 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 Grand Bois de l'Ail to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Le Grand Bois de l'Ail and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Le Grand Bois de l'Ail to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 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 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,969 miles [6,387.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Le Grand Bois de l'Ail) 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 Grand Bois de l'Ail 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 Grand Bois de l'Ail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6947, Longitude: -71.7519 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.687 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.993 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.58 degrees. |
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