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Curious and Interesting Names Near Projet Laplante ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Covey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Havelock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
- Rockburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
- Russeltown Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Projet Laplante 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 Projet Laplante to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Projet Laplante and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Projet Laplante to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Projet Laplante) 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 Projet Laplante 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 Projet Laplante. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0186, Longitude: -73.8281 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.289 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.526 degrees. |
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