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Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviere du Sourd ...
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.
- Blanche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Burgerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Almond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- High Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Jules
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Kelly Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Point Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Singer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
How Far From Riviere du Sourd 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 du Sourd to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riviere du Sourd and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Riviere du Sourd to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,150 miles [6,678.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riviere du Sourd) 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 du Sourd 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 du Sourd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9950, Longitude: -75.5561 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.259 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.74 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.912 degrees. |
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