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Curious and Interesting Names Near Village des Geoffroy ...
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.
- Crabtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crystal Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Look Out Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Loyal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Village des Geoffroy 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 Village des Geoffroy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Village des Geoffroy and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Village des Geoffroy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Village des Geoffroy) 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 des Geoffroy 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 des Geoffroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2558, Longitude: -73.5978 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.953 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.772 degrees. |
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