Saint Fabien (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Saint Fabien ...

We found one communities that share the name Saint Fabien.

Within Quebec, the name Saint Fabien is unique.

Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Saint Fabien in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
  - This Saint Fabien lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Fabien ...

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.

In the vicinity of Saint Fabien, Transfiguration is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the South

How Far From Saint Fabien 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 Fabien to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Fabien and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Fabien to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 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 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,798 miles [6,112.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Fabien) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Fabien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3000, Longitude: -68.8667
<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 Fabien to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.487 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.841 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.098 degrees.