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Curious and Interesting Names Near Moulin a Albert ...
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.
- Boat Landing Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boat Landing Camp is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Landing Camp
- Boundary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Burnt Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Cross Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Rock is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Rock
- Dickey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Grand Bras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holliday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Jones Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Picard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Moulin a Albert 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 Moulin a Albert to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moulin a Albert and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Moulin a Albert to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,837 miles [6,175.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moulin a Albert) 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 Moulin a Albert 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 Moulin a Albert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4522, Longitude: -69.1622 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.866 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.782 degrees. |
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