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Communities Also Named Big Bay ...

We found five communities that share the name Big Bay.

Within British Columbia, the name Big Bay is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, three are located in Canada and three are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Massac County
      • This Big Bay is located in Massac County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Massac County community of Big Bay.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Big Bay is located in Marquette County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Big Bay.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Big Bay is located in Oswego County and lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Big Bay.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Big Bay.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Big Bay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Bay ...

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.

  • Bold Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bold Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Point
  • Elk Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Bay
  • George River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George River
  • Granite Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bay
  • Read Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Read Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Island
  • Rock Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bay
  • Shoal Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bay
  • Squirrel Cove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Cove
  • Surge Narrows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surge Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surge Narrows
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surge Narrows <5>
  • Whaletown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaletown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaletown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whaletown <5>

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Big Bay to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 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 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.4000, Longitude: -125.1333    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Big Bay could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Big Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.311 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 345.371 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.408 degrees.




 

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