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Curious and Interesting Names Near Petit Kinnears ...
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.
- Cranberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Ham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham
- New Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ireland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- Pidgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pidgeon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidgeon
- Princeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reedsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsdale
- Rumpelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumpelville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpelville
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Petit Kinnears to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Petit Kinnears to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Petit Kinnears and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Petit Kinnears to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 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 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,972 miles [6,392.3 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' (or 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- Petit Kinnears) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petit Kinnears. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2506, Longitude: -71.4750 |
| <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 Petit Kinnears 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 303.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.686 degrees. |
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