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Communities Also Named Arrow Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Arrow Creek.

Within British Columbia, the name Arrow Creek is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Arrow Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Judith Basin County
      • This Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Arrow Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrow Creek ...

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.

  • Canyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Eileen
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eileen is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
  • Goatfell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
  • Good Grief
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Grief is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
  • Kingsgate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lister
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
  • Meadow Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
  • Threemile Corner
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Threemile Corner is located in Boundary County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner

How Far From Arrow Creek 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 Arrow Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Arrow Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,902 miles [3,061 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Arrow Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Arrow Creek 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 Arrow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1333, Longitude: -116.4500    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.115 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.026 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.768 degrees.