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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ville de Tracy ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crystal Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Heights
- Hunterstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunterstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Look Out Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Look Out Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Look Out Park
- Louiseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louiseville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louiseville
- Mount Loyal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Loyal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Loyal
- Royville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
How Far From Ville de Tracy 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 Ville de Tracy to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ville de Tracy and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ville de Tracy to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,050 miles [6,517.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ville de Tracy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/
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' (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- Ville de Tracy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ville de Tracy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0167, Longitude: -73.1667 |
| <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 Ville de Tracy 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 304.713 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.677 degrees. |
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