Pine Croft (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Croft ...

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.

Christieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christieville
Crystal Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Heights
Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
Grace Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Park
Look Out Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Look Out Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Look Out Park
Lorraine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
Mount Loyal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Loyal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Loyal
Sir John Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sir John Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir John Lake
Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

How Far From Pine Croft 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 Pine Croft to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Croft to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Croft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Croft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8983, Longitude: -73.9564
<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 Pine Croft 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 305.239 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.585 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.141 degrees.