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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Polycarpe ...

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.

  • Bridge End
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cecile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
  • Cedarbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Curry Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Robertson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Robertson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robertson
  • Hungry Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Bay
  • Nitro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Picnic Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Picnic Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picnic Grove
  • Saddlebrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saint Polycarpe and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 68 miles [109.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Polycarpe to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,122 miles [6,633.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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 Polycarpe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Polycarpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3076, Longitude: -74.2976    
<4>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.
<5>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 Polycarpe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.546 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.828 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.615 degrees.









 

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