Ottawa

Canada

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area and the National Capital Region.

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Country: Canada
Population: 1,145,000
Latitude: 45.42° N
Longitude: 75.7° O

Which way is Ottawa from…

From Paris, Ottawa lies at 298° to the north-west, 5,649 km as the crow flies.

Paris	298° north-west	5,649 km
London	294° north-west	5,361 km
New York	346° north	541 km
Madrid	301° north-west	5,690 km
Rome	306° north-west	6,730 km
Montreal	268° west	167 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	313° north-west	14,819 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

For Ottawa, trust the compass over the map: from London it says 294°, north-west, while a flat map shows 263°, west, because the shortest route crosses Ireland and the North Atlantic before reaching Quebec. From Montreal, it really is due west: 268°, 167 km away. Ottawa also shares its latitude with Zagreb.