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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Trou du Chat ...
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.
- Cove Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- De Forceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farewell Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Sandy Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seal Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shiphead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiphead
How Far From Le Trou du Chat 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 du Chat 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 du Chat and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Le Trou du Chat to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 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 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,597 miles [5,788.8 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' (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 Trou du Chat) 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 du Chat 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 du Chat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4839, Longitude: -64.1661 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.377 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.425 degrees. |
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