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Curious and Interesting Names Near Plage Moreau ...
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.
- Clarenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dairy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gloria Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hecks Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Nutt's Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pike River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Plage Moreau 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 Plage Moreau to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Plage Moreau and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Plage Moreau to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plage Moreau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Plage Moreau to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plage Moreau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1833, Longitude: -73.2486 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.897 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.081 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.154 degrees. |
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