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Curious and Interesting Names Near Place Jardin des Beaux Arts ...
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.
- Crabtree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crystal Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Hunterstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunterstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Look Out Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Louiseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louiseville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louiseville
- Mount Loyal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
How Far From Place Jardin des Beaux Arts 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 Place Jardin des Beaux Arts to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Place Jardin des Beaux Arts and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Place Jardin des Beaux Arts to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,057 miles [6,529.1 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 '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- Place Jardin des Beaux Arts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Place Jardin des Beaux Arts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1550, Longitude: -73.4339 |
| <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 Place Jardin des Beaux Arts 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 304.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.741 degrees. |
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