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Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviere Creuse ...
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.
- Boundary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Burnt Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mill is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Frenchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Depot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Michigan Settlement
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Settlement is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Depot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Transfiguration
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
How Far From Riviere Creuse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Creuse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riviere Creuse and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Riviere Creuse to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,817 miles [6,142.9 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 '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- Riviere Creuse) 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 Riviere Creuse 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 Creuse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5856, Longitude: -68.7808 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.498 degrees. |
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