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Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviere Sainte Marguerite en Bas ...
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.
- Seven Islands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelter Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Riviere Sainte Marguerite en Bas 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 Sainte Marguerite en Bas to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riviere Sainte Marguerite en Bas and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Riviere Sainte Marguerite en Bas to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 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 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,653 miles [5,878.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riviere Sainte Marguerite en Bas) 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 Sainte Marguerite en Bas 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 Sainte Marguerite en Bas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.1378, Longitude: -66.6142 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.543 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.629 degrees. |
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