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Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrow Park ...

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.

  • Applegrove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Box Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Lake
  • Halcyon Hot Springs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Three Forks ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arrow Park and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Arrow Park to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 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 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arrow Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.1167, Longitude: -117.9000    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.328 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.489 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.598 degrees.