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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Hillaire ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Castle Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Greenfield Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grove Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Magenta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Marieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Tennessee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Texas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Saint Hillaire 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 Hillaire to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Hillaire and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Hillaire to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 Hillaire) 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 Hillaire 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 Hillaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5667, Longitude: -73.2000 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.806 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.046 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.93 degrees. |
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