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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ile des Chenes ...

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.

  • Bright Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Deacon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deacon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
  • Greenland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Landmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Mitchell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Oak Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Randolph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Rosewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Tuxedo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo

How Far From Ile des Chenes 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 Ile des Chenes to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ile des Chenes and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ile des Chenes to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ile des Chenes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ile des Chenes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7092, Longitude: -96.9877    
<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 Ile des Chenes 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 320.961 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.801 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.495 degrees.









 

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