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Communities Also Named Lourdes ...
We found four communities that share the name Lourdes.
Within Quebec, the name Lourdes is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Howard County
- This Lourdes is located in Howard County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Lourdes.
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lourdes [San Miguel County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Lourdes lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Nova Scotia
- This Lourdes lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lourdes ...
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.
- Cranberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- New Ireland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ireland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Parisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
- Pidgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidgeon
- Princeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reedsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsdale
- Woodside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Lourdes 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 Lourdes to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lourdes and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lourdes to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,382 miles [8,661.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,984 miles [6,411.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lourdes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lourdes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3162, Longitude: -71.8171 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lourdes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lourdes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.049 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.825 degrees. |
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