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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sainte Claire de Bonaventure ...
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.
- Clapperton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gravel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
- Heron Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickey Settlement
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Mitchell Settlement
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sea Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Side
How Far From Sainte Claire de Bonaventure 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 Sainte Claire de Bonaventure to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sainte Claire de Bonaventure and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sainte Claire de Bonaventure 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 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 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 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,667 miles [5,901.5 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- Sainte Claire de Bonaventure) 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 Sainte Claire de Bonaventure 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 Sainte Claire de Bonaventure. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2025, Longitude: -65.6314 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.403 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.414 degrees. |
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