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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Andre Est ...
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.
- Apple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb
- Chatboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatboro
- Dragon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Glen Andrew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Rodgerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stardale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stardale
How Far From Saint Andre Est 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 Saint Andre Est to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Andre Est and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Andre Est to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,116 miles [6,624.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Andre Est) 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 Saint Andre Est 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 Saint Andre Est. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5447, Longitude: -74.3466 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.543 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.864 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.52 degrees. |
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