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Curious and Interesting Names Near Nouvelle Ouest ...
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.
- Cooks Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eel River Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eel River Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Green came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Green
- Mountain Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Oak Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
How Far From Nouvelle Ouest 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 Nouvelle Ouest to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nouvelle Ouest and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nouvelle Ouest to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,699 miles [5,953 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nouvelle Ouest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nouvelle Ouest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1539, Longitude: -66.3625 |
| <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 Nouvelle Ouest 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 299.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.841 degrees. |
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