Curious and Interesting Names Near Trois Rives ...
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.
In the vicinity of Trois Rives, Orleans Club is located 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the Northeast
How Far From Trois Rives to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Trois Rives to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trois Rives and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Trois Rives to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,000 miles [6,437.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
Footnotes ...
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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- Trois Rives) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trois Rives. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0000, Longitude: -72.7500
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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 Trois Rives 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 304.279 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.705 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.932 degrees.