Petits Mechins (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Petits Mechins ...

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.

In the vicinity of Petits Mechins, Grosses Roches is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the Southwest

How Far From Petits Mechins 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 Petits Mechins to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Petits Mechins and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Petits Mechins to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 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 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,697 miles [5,949.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Petits Mechins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Petits Mechins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0167, Longitude: -66.9167
<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 Petits Mechins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 300.035 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.372 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.565 degrees.