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Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Vieux Joug ...

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.

  • Castlebar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlebar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Cranberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
  • Danville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Greenshields
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshields came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshields
  • Ham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Hardwood Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwood Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Mitchell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Morse
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • New Ireland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ireland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
  • Pidgeon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidgeon
  • Princeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wheatland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Woodside
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Le Vieux Joug 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 Vieux Joug to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Le Vieux Joug and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Le Vieux Joug 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 11 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 5,401 miles [8,692.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,001 miles [6,439 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Le Vieux Joug) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Le Vieux Joug. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9381, Longitude: -71.9225    
<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 Vieux Joug 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 303.931 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.132 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.086 degrees.









 

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