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Curious and Interesting Names Near Paugan Falls ...

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.

  • Alcove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove
  • Farm Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Point
  • Fieldville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
  • Holland Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mills
  • Jules
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
  • Kelly Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Newton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Newton
  • Lordsvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lordsvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsvale
  • Low
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low
  • Stagsburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagsburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagsburn
  • Wolf Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bay

How Far From Paugan Falls 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 Paugan Falls to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paugan Falls and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Paugan Falls to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,172 miles [6,714.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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' (or 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- Paugan Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paugan Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8069, Longitude: -75.9344    
<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 Paugan Falls 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 306.53 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.011 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.198 degrees.









 

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