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Curious and Interesting Names Near Leclair ...
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.
- Biddy's Hole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charles Lynch Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunraven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
- Freshwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jim Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Lake
- Leach Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ledgerwoods Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reggie Libby Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spotswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Leclair to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leclair to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Leclair and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Leclair to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,199 miles [6,757.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leclair) 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 Leclair 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 Leclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9000, Longitude: -76.6667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.993 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.529 degrees. |
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