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Curious and Interesting Names Near Les Gouverneurs ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Castle Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creek Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Greenfield Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Marieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Texas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Les Gouverneurs 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 Gouverneurs to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Les Gouverneurs and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Les Gouverneurs to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,076 miles [6,559.7 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- Les Gouverneurs) 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 Les Gouverneurs 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 Les Gouverneurs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6292, Longitude: -73.4500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.956 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.223 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.024 degrees. |
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