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Curious and Interesting Names Near Oka sur la Montagne ...
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.
- Apple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Creek Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dragon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Elm Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Lacey Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeroad
- Pincourt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincourt
- Rodgerdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saddlebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Oka sur la Montagne 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 Oka sur la Montagne to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oka sur la Montagne and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oka sur la Montagne to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oka sur la Montagne) 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 Oka sur la Montagne 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 Oka sur la Montagne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5039, Longitude: -74.0678 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.37 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.40 degrees. |
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