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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Elzear de Bonaventure ...

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
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clapperton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Gravel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
  • Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Hope Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Town came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Maria
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maria came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Stonehaven
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven

How Far From Saint Elzear de Bonaventure 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 Saint Elzear de Bonaventure to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Elzear de Bonaventure to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,660 miles [5,890.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Elzear de Bonaventure) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Elzear de Bonaventure. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1824, Longitude: -65.4646    
<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 Elzear de Bonaventure 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 299.301 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.406 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.338 degrees.









 

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