Saint Simon de Rimouski (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Simon de Rimouski ...

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.

In the vicinity of Saint Simon de Rimouski, Transfiguration is located 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the Southeast

How Far From Saint Simon de Rimouski 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 Simon de Rimouski to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Simon de Rimouski to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,807 miles [6,126.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Saint Simon de Rimouski) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Simon de Rimouski. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2000, Longitude: -69.0167
<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 Simon de Rimouski to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.607 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.956 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.242 degrees.