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Communities Also Named Vieux Fort ...

We found one communities that share the name Vieux Fort.

There is one other community in Quebec which is also named Vieux Fort.

Beyond Quebec.

  • Communities Located In Quebec ...
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      • The profile page for Vieux Fort #1
      • This Vieux Fort lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vieux Fort ...

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.

  • Buffalo Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Rock
  • Button's Corners
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button's Corners
  • Cobalt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Maidens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Pieville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieville
  • Rib Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rib Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
  • Silver Centre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Centre

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Vieux Fort to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vieux Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vieux Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2833, Longitude: -79.4667    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Vieux Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.679 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.654 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.362 degrees.









 

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