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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Trou a Paradis ...
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.
- Clapperton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eel River Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eel River Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Mountain Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
How Far From Le Trou a Paradis 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 Trou a Paradis to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Le Trou a Paradis and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Le Trou a Paradis to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 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 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,690 miles [5,938.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Le Trou a Paradis) 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 Trou a Paradis 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 Trou a Paradis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4239, Longitude: -66.3378 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.805 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.646 degrees. |
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