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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Omer L'Islet ...
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.
- Boat Landing Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boat Landing Camp is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Landing Camp
- Dickey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Grand Bras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Monk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk
- Tourville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Saint Omer L'Islet 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 Omer L'Islet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Omer L'Islet and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Omer L'Islet to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 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 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,872 miles [6,231.4 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' (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 Omer L'Islet) 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 Omer L'Islet 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 Omer L'Islet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0606, Longitude: -69.7258 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.311 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.529 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.315 degrees. |
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