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How Far From Nipirqanaup Paangani 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 Nipirqanaup Paangani to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nipirqanaup Paangani and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nipirqanaup Paangani to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 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 5,592 miles [8,999.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,531 miles [5,682.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nipirqanaup Paangani) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nipirqanaup Paangani. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.3333, Longitude: -69.5500 |
| <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 Nipirqanaup Paangani to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.978 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.232 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.846 degrees. |
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