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Curious and Interesting Names Near Plage Desjardins ...

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.

  • Berrys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
  • Camp Fortune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Fortune came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Fortune
  • Carp
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carp <2>
  • Cascades
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascades came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascades
  • Elm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Farm Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Point
  • Greenlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlands
  • Hollow Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Glen
  • Kirk's Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk's Ferry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Ferry
  • Marathon Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Queens Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
  • Steel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Plage Desjardins to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plage Desjardins to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Plage Desjardins and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Plage Desjardins to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,187 miles [6,738.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Plage Desjardins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plage Desjardins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5000, Longitude: -76.0333    
<4>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.
<5>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 Plage Desjardins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.077 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.396 degrees.









 

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