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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Elie d'Orford ...

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.

  • Bolton Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Forest
  • Booth's Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth's Beach
  • Butternut Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Flat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Flat
  • Cherry River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry River
  • Greenlay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlay
  • Huntingville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntingville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingville
  • Kingsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Lower Flodden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Flodden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Flodden
  • Melbourne Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Ridge
  • Rock Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forest
  • Rockland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Shanks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks
  • Stoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
  • View Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point

How Far From Saint Elie d'Orford 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 Elie d'Orford to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Elie d'Orford and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Elie d'Orford to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,427 miles [8,733.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,024 miles [6,476 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Elie d'Orford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Elie d'Orford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3958, Longitude: -72.0417    
<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 Elie d'Orford 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 304.098 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.226 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.441 degrees.









 

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