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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Rapide Douze ...
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.
- Boom Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boom Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Camp
- Cross Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road
- Grassy Narrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Narrow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Narrow
- Rock Wall Dock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Wall Dock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall Dock
How Far From Le Rapide Douze to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Rapide Douze to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Le Rapide Douze and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Le Rapide Douze to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,197 miles [6,754.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Le Rapide Douze) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Le Rapide Douze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7000, Longitude: -78.2167 |
| <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 Le Rapide Douze to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.728 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.492 degrees. |
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