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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Sebastien de Frontenac ...
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.
- Boundary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Bury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bury
- Cranberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Ditchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Echo Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Herringville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moosehorn ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moosehorn is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
- Rumpelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scotstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Skinner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner is located in Franklin County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
How Far From Saint Sebastien de Frontenac 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 Sebastien de Frontenac to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Sebastien de Frontenac and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Sebastien de Frontenac to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 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 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,966 miles [6,382.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Sebastien de Frontenac) 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 Sebastien de Frontenac 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 Sebastien de Frontenac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7916, Longitude: -70.9690 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.35 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.686 degrees. |
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