Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Pass House ...

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.

• Cinema
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinema came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinema
• Cottonwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Dragon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Moose Heights
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Heights
• Red Bluff
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Rich Bar
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Bar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
• Stanley ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Ten Mile Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake
• Van Winkle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle

How Far From Beaver Pass House 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 Beaver Pass House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beaver Pass House and extending to:

• Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Beaver Pass House to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 19 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 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 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 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/