Petit Lac (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Petit Lac ...

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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
Frampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
Ham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
Reedsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Lac 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 Petit Lac to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Petit Lac to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 13 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 5,364 miles [8,632.5 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 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,963 miles [6,377.8 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 Lac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petit Lac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0667, Longitude: -71.1186
<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 Lac 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 303.395 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.559 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.607 degrees.