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Communities Also Named Alpine Meadows ...

We found two communities that are also named Alpine Meadows.

Within British Columbia, the name Alpine Meadows is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Alpine Meadows is located in Placer County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Alpine Meadows.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Alpine Meadows is located in Salt Lake County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Alpine Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpine Meadows ...

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.

  • Creekside
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Green River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nesters
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesters
  • Owl Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Swift
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Whistler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Whistler Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alpine Meadows and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Alpine Meadows to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 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 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Alpine Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Alpine Meadows 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 Alpine Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.1500, Longitude: -122.9667    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.50 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.28 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.966 degrees.