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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mont Orford ...
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.
- Bolton Centre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bolton Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Channel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
- Cherry River
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fisher's Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frost Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oliver Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shanks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks
- Snug Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Mont Orford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mont Orford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mont Orford and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mont Orford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,037 miles [6,496.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mont Orford) 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 Mont Orford 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 Mont Orford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2922, Longitude: -72.2636 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.256 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.384 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.607 degrees. |
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