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Curious and Interesting Names Near Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord ...

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.

  • Centrefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrefield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Clarence
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Glenburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Happy Hollow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Henrys Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Corner
  • Jessups Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessups Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Falls
  • Pleasant Corners
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
  • Rockdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Sandy Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Treadwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treadwell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell

How Far From Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord 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 Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,137 miles [6,657.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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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 '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- Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6500, Longitude: -74.9333    
<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 Notre Dame de Bon Secours Partie Nord 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 305.904 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.286 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.764 degrees.









 

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