Saucier (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Saucier ...

We found one communities that share the name Saucier.

Within Quebec, the name Saucier is unique.

Beyond Quebec, there is another community also named Saucier in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
  - Harrison County
  - This Saucier is located in Harrison County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Saucier.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saucier ...

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.

Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
Priceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville

How Far From Saucier 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 Saucier to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saucier and extending to:

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Saucier to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,744 miles [6,025.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saucier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saucier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5786, Longitude: -67.7533
<2>	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.
<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 Saucier 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 300.692 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.016 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.314 degrees.