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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sainte Therese de la Gatineau ...
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.
- Blue Sea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sea
- Blue Sea Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burgerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cresthill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gracefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Mountains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Point Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sainte Therese de la Gatineau 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 Therese de la Gatineau to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sainte Therese de la Gatineau and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Sainte Therese de la Gatineau to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,152 miles [6,682 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sainte Therese de la Gatineau) 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 Therese de la Gatineau 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 Therese de la Gatineau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3000, Longitude: -75.8667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.419 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.922 degrees. |
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