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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashton 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.
- Annis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
- Canoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hullcar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullcar
- Mabel Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salmon Arm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Ashton 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 Ashton Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashton Creek and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ashton Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 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 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashton Creek) 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 Ashton 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 Ashton Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5500, Longitude: -119.0167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.285 degrees. |
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