Tete a la Baleine (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tete a la Baleine ...

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.

Half Way Cabin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Way Cabin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way Cabin
Little Fishery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Fishery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fishery
Mutton Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mutton Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Bay

How Far From Tete a la Baleine 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 Tete a la Baleine to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tete a la Baleine to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 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 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,340 miles [5,375.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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- Tete a la Baleine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tete a la Baleine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7000, Longitude: -59.3333
<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 Tete a la Baleine 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 294.488 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.631 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.968 degrees.