Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Refuge Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Refuge Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.4069, Longitude: -131.7417 In this case, the coordinates for Refuge Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).