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Curious and Interesting Names Near Les Ilets Jeremie ...
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.
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville has also been known as:
- Forrestville
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
How Far From Les Ilets Jeremie 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 Les Ilets Jeremie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Les Ilets Jeremie and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Les Ilets Jeremie to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 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 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,778 miles [6,080.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Les Ilets Jeremie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Les Ilets Jeremie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Les Ilets Jeremie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8806, Longitude: -68.7947 |
| <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 Ilets Jeremie 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 301.307 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.691 degrees. |
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