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Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviere Barry ...
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.
- Dunraven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
- Freshwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Leach Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ledgerwoods Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Queens Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ryan's Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shields Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snake River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spotswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Riviere Barry 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 Riviere Barry to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riviere Barry and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Riviere Barry to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,207 miles [6,770.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riviere Barry) 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 Riviere Barry 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 Riviere Barry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7667, Longitude: -76.7333 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.053 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.627 degrees. |
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