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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Simon sur Mer ...

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 sur Mer, Transfiguration is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the Southeast

How Far From Saint Simon sur Mer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 sur Mer to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Simon sur Mer 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 5,203 miles [8,373.4 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 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,809 miles [6,130 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 Simon sur Mer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Simon sur Mer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2167, Longitude: -69.0667    
<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 sur Mer 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 301.636 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.991 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.259 degrees.









 

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