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Curious and Interesting Names Near Atluck ...

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.

  • Alert Bay
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alert Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert Bay
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alert Bay <2>
  • Beaver Cove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Ceepeecee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceepeecee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceepeecee
  • Centre Island
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
  • Fair Harbour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Harbour
  • Queens Cove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Cove
  • Rumble Beach
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumble Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Beach
  • Telegraph Cove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Cove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telegraph Cove <2>

How Far From Atluck 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 Atluck to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Atluck and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Atluck to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,353 miles [3,786.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Atluck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atluck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2000, Longitude: -126.9833    
<4>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.
<5>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 Atluck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.853 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.135 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.684 degrees.









 

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