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Curious and Interesting Names Near Salmon Bay ...

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.

  • Eagle Head
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Factory Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Point
  • Johny's Cabin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johny's Cabin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johny's Cabin
  • Long Pond Ground
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Pond Ground came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond Ground
  • Middle Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bay
  • Rock in the Woods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock in the Woods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock in the Woods
  • Rocky Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bay
  • Stick Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stick Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stick Point
  • Tom Rule's Ground
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Rule's Ground came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Rule's Ground

How Far From Salmon Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Salmon Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salmon Bay and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Salmon Bay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,254 miles [5,236.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salmon Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salmon Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4167, Longitude: -57.6167    
<3>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.
<4>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 Salmon Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.063 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.233 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.319 degrees.









 

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