Les Equerres (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Les Equerres ...

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.

Caribou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
Falrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falrie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falrie
Mink Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Lake
Starvation Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starvation Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Point

How Far From Les Equerres 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 Les Equerres to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Les Equerres to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 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 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,965 miles [6,381 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 from Point A (ie- Les Equerres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Les Equerres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7333, Longitude: -72.4833
<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 Les Equerres 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 303.974 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.493 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.383 degrees.