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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruisseau LeBlanc ...
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.
- Clapperton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gravel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
- Gravel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickey Settlement
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Mitchell Settlement
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sea Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Side
How Far From Ruisseau LeBlanc 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 LeBlanc to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ruisseau LeBlanc and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruisseau LeBlanc 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 5,070 miles [8,159.4 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 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,669 miles [5,904.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruisseau LeBlanc) 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 Ruisseau LeBlanc 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 Ruisseau LeBlanc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1135, Longitude: -65.6344 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.428 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.477 degrees. |
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