We found one communities that share the name Sainte Madeleine.
Within Quebec, the name Sainte Madeleine is unique.
Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Sainte Madeleine in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sainte Madeleine ...
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.
Bordeaux (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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 village such as Sainte Madeleine to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sainte Madeleine and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sainte Madeleine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,062 miles [6,537.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sainte Madeleine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sainte Madeleine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5853, Longitude: -73.1020
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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.
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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 Madeleine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.741 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.976 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.871 degrees.