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Communities Also Named Rail ...
We found one communities that are also named Rail.
Within Quebec, the name Rail is unique.
Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Rail in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Rail is located in Wright County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Rail.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rail ...
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.
- Cove Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Forceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farewell Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seal Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shiphead
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiphead
- Sunny Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Rail 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 Rail to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rail and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rail to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,607 miles [5,804.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rail) 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 Rail 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 Rail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4381, Longitude: -64.3642 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.519 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.565 degrees. |
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