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Curious and Interesting Names Near Plan Vautrin ...
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.
- Clapperton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooks Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Eel River Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eel River Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heron Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Mountain Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Plan Vautrin 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 Plan Vautrin to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Plan Vautrin and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Plan Vautrin to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,695 miles [5,946.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plan Vautrin) 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 Plan Vautrin 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 Plan Vautrin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2061, Longitude: -66.3017 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.837 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.773 degrees. |
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