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Curious and Interesting Names Near Village Blier ...
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.
- Boat Landing Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boat Landing Camp is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Landing Camp
- Boundary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Cross Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Rock is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Rock
- Dickey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Aroostook County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Grand Bras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holliday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Picard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard
- Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Village Blier 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 community such as Village Blier to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Village Blier and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Village Blier to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,840 miles [6,179.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Village Blier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Village Blier to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Village Blier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4558, Longitude: -69.2375 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.913 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.82 degrees. |
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