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- Thoms Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thoms Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 56.2019, Longitude: -132.1850 In this case, the coordinates for Thoms Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).