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Communities Also Named Rousseau ...
We found five communities that share the name Rousseau.
Within Quebec, the name Rousseau is unique.
Beyond Quebec, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Rousseau [Marion County].
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Rousseau is located in Breathitt County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Rousseau.
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Rousseau is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Rousseau.
- Michigan
- Ontonagon County
- This Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Rousseau.
- South Dakota
- Hughes County
- This Rousseau is located in Hughes County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hughes County community of Rousseau.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rousseau ...
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.
- Falrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falrie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falrie
- Orleans Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Club came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Club
- Parisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
How Far From Rousseau to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rousseau to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rousseau and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rousseau to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,983 miles [6,410 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rousseau could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Rousseau) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rousseau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9322, Longitude: -72.2933 |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rousseau to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.376 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.73 degrees. |
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