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Communities Also Named Silver Valley ...

We found three communities that share the name Silver Valley.

Within Alberta, the name Silver Valley is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Silver Valley lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south southwest.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Silver Valley is located in Davidson County and lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Silver Valley.
    • Texas
      • Coleman County
      • This Silver Valley is located in Coleman County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Silver Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Valley ...

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.

  • Blueberry Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonanza
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Cherry Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Doe River
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe River
  • Goodlow
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
  • Gordondale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordondale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
  • Marina
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Poplar Ridge
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Scotswood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotswood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotswood

How Far From Silver Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Silver Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Valley and extending to:

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Valley to Edmonton, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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- Silver Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 56.1728, Longitude: -119.4162    
<2>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.
<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 Silver Valley 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 338.656 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.398 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.758 degrees.









 

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