Communities Also Named Riviere Verte ...
We found one communities that are also named Riviere Verte.
Within Quebec, the name Riviere Verte is unique.
Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Riviere Verte in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Riviere Verte lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviere Verte ...
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.
- Grand Bras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Picard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
How Far From Riviere Verte 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 Verte to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riviere Verte and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Riviere Verte to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 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 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,838 miles [6,176.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riviere Verte) 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 Verte 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 Verte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7892, Longitude: -69.4547 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.983 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.731 degrees. |