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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Trou des Valets ...
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.
- Dieppe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieppe
- Hunterstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louiseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Red Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Royville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
How Far From Le Trou des Valets to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 des Valets 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 des Valets and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Le Trou des Valets to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,028 miles [6,482.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Le Trou des Valets) 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 des Valets 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 des Valets. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1683, Longitude: -72.7550 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.424 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.386 degrees. |
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