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Curious and Interesting Names Near Albert Head ...
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.
- Glen Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goldstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- James Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marigold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Millstream
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- View Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Albert Head 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 Albert Head to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Albert Head and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Albert Head to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 127 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 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 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Albert Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Albert Head to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Albert Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3833, Longitude: -123.5000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.63 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.473 degrees. |
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