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Communities Also Named Basque ...

We found one communities that are also named Basque.

Within British Columbia, the name Basque is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Basque is located in Malheur County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Basque.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Basque ...

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.

  • Agate
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Clapperton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Copper Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dot
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
  • Drynoch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynoch
  • Fountain
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Pavilion
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Basque to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 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 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Basque) 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 Basque 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 Basque. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.6333, Longitude: -121.3000    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.136 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.74 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.799 degrees.