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Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackloam ...
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.
- Bestwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestwick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestwick
- Black Pines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duck Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frederick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Juniper Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kissick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
- Martin Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Prairie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Prairie
- Stump Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Lake
How Far From Blackloam 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 Blackloam to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Blackloam once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blackloam and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackloam to Victoria, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,432 miles [8,742 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 Blackloam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blackloam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackloam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.6500, Longitude: -120.2500 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blackloam to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.271 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.749 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.095 degrees. |
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