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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Thomas de Cloridorme ...
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.
- Farewell Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Saint Thomas de Cloridorme 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 Thomas de Cloridorme to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saint Thomas de Cloridorme and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Thomas de Cloridorme to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,611 miles [5,811.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Thomas de Cloridorme) 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 Thomas de Cloridorme 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 Thomas de Cloridorme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1667, Longitude: -64.9500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.70 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.37 degrees. |
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