Blue River East (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue River East ...

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.

Cottonwood Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Flats
Pyramid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyramid came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
Thunder River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunder River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder River

How Far From Blue River East 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 Blue River East to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue River East and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blue River East 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 18 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 2,004 miles [3,225.1 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 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 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 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/

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>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blue River East) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue River East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1125, Longitude: -119.2944
<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 Blue River East to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.522 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.984 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.277 degrees.