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Curious and Interesting Names Near One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch ...

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.

  • Buffalo Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Creek <2>
  • Enterprise
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Flying U
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying U came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying U
  • Forest Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <2>
  • Graham
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Green Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • Lone Butte
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Butte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Butte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Butte <2>
  • Potter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter

How Far From One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch 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 One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,094 miles [3,370 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 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 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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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>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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.7316, Longitude: -121.3510    
<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 One Hundred Eight (108) Mile Ranch 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 340.207 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.883 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.712 degrees.









 

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