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Curious and Interesting Names Near Plage Somerville ...
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.
- Beaver Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Curry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Isle of Skye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee's Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplemore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maybank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
- Picnic Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summerstown Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trout River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Plage Somerville 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 Somerville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Plage Somerville and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Plage Somerville to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,135 miles [6,654.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plage Somerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Somerville 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 Somerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0875, Longitude: -74.4253 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.789 degrees. |
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