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Communities Also Named Portage du Fort ...
We found one communities that share the name Portage du Fort.
Within Quebec, the name Portage du Fort is unique.
Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Portage du Fort in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Portage du Fort.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portage du Fort ...
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.
- Cotieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotieville
- Garden of Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden of Eden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Eden
- Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Mayhew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Morehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Queens Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Line
- Rosebank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
- Sand Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
- Starks Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Corners
How Far From Portage du Fort 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 village such as Portage du Fort to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Portage du Fort and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Portage du Fort to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portage du Fort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Portage du Fort could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Portage du Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portage du Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5958, Longitude: -76.6593 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Portage du Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.532 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.67 degrees. |
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