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Communities Also Named Rene ...

We found one communities that are also named Rene.

Within Quebec, the name Rene is unique.

Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Rene in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Rene is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Rene.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rene ...

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.

  • Falrie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falrie
  • Orleans Club
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Starvation Point
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Rene to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rene and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rene to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,990 miles [6,421.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Rene) 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 Rene 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 Rene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2500, Longitude: -72.7000    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.203 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.663 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.768 degrees.