Plage Rouge (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plage Rouge ...

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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarenceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
Dairy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Valley
Gloria Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloria Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Village
Hecks Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecks Corners
Henrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysburg
Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
Nutt's Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutt's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt's Corners
Pike River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River

How Far From Plage Rouge 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 Rouge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Plage Rouge 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 5,483 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plage Rouge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plage Rouge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1928, Longitude: -73.2483
<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 Plage Rouge 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 304.895 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.081 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.149 degrees.