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Curious and Interesting Names Near Pit chez Gosselin ...

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.

  • Arthurville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthurville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Bergerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
  • Breakeyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakeyville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakeyville
  • Bull Pen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Pen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
  • Crescent Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Diamond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Haute Ville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haute Ville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haute Ville
  • Place Apollo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place Apollo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place Apollo

How Far From Pit chez Gosselin 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 Pit chez Gosselin to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pit chez Gosselin 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 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 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,935 miles [6,332.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pit chez Gosselin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pit chez Gosselin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8608, Longitude: -71.0831    
<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 Pit chez Gosselin 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 303.225 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.508 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.139 degrees.









 

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