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Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe a Gatineau ...

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.

  • Centretown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Farmer's Rapids
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hull
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Ironside
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironside
  • Kingsview Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverview Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunney's Pasture
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Pointe a Gatineau to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pointe a Gatineau and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the south (S).
  • The shortest distance<2> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<3>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Pointe a Gatineau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Pointe a Gatineau 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 Pointe a Gatineau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4667, Longitude: -75.7000    
<3>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.423 degrees.
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.836 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.243 degrees.