Ruisseau Castor (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruisseau Castor ...

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.

In the vicinity of Ruisseau Castor, Martin River is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the East

How Far From Ruisseau Castor 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 Ruisseau Castor to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruisseau Castor and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruisseau Castor 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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 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 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,668 miles [5,903.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

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Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruisseau Castor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruisseau Castor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1781, Longitude: -66.3325
<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 Ruisseau Castor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.608 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.933 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.131 degrees.