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Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviere Mauvaise ...
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.
- Big Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Dam
- Bull Pen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Pen
- Falrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falrie
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orleans Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Place Apollo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sewer Copse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
How Far From Riviere Mauvaise 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 Mauvaise to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riviere Mauvaise and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Riviere Mauvaise 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 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 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,966 miles [6,382.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riviere Mauvaise) 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 Mauvaise 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 Mauvaise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9633, Longitude: -71.9108 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.741 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.512 degrees. |
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