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Curious and Interesting Names Near Anyox ...
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.
- Alice Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Arm
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
How Far From Anyox 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 Anyox to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Anyox once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anyox and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Anyox to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,411 miles [3,880.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 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 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anyox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Anyox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anyox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.4167, Longitude: -129.8333 |
| <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 Anyox 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 347.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 350.139 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 332.208 degrees. |
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