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Communities Also Named Saint Robert ...

We found one communities that are also named Saint Robert.

Within Quebec, the name Saint Robert is unique.

Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Saint Robert in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This Saint Robert is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint Robert.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Robert ...

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.

  • Crabtree
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Louiseville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Royville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville

How Far From Saint Robert to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Robert to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Robert to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,045 miles [6,509.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Robert) 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 Robert 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 Robert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9733, Longitude: -72.9997    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.613 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.90 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.615 degrees.