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Curious and Interesting Names Near Parc Jean Talon ...
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.
- Bergerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
- Breakeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bull Pen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
- Crescent Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Haute Ville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Place Apollo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sewer Copse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Parc Jean Talon 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 Parc Jean Talon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parc Jean Talon and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parc Jean Talon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 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 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,946 miles [6,350.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parc Jean Talon) 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 Parc Jean Talon 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 Parc Jean Talon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7969, Longitude: -71.2789 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.363 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.277 degrees. |
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