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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Tourniquet ...
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.
- Begin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begin
- Hebertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hebertville Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Le Tourniquet 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 Tourniquet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Le Tourniquet and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Le Tourniquet to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,286 miles [8,507 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 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,899 miles [6,274.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Le Tourniquet) 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 Tourniquet 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 Tourniquet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5167, Longitude: -71.4833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.164 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.391 degrees. |
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