Saint Cyrille de Lessard (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Cyrille de Lessard ...

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.

Arthurville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthurville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurville
Holliday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
Monk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk
Tourville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tourville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourville

How Far From Saint Cyrille de Lessard to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Cyrille de Lessard to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Cyrille de Lessard and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Cyrille de Lessard to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,897 miles [6,271.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Cyrille de Lessard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Cyrille de Lessard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0333, Longitude: -70.2833
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Cyrille de Lessard to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.676 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.929 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.622 degrees.