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Curious and Interesting Names Near Boston Flats ...
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.
- Clapperton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Copper Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Drynoch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynoch
- Fill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fill
- Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Frederick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kelly Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lime
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Loon Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pavilion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
How Far From Boston Flats 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 Boston Flats to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Boston Flats and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Boston Flats 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 11 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 2,100 miles [3,379.6 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 6,552 miles [10,544.4 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 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boston Flats) 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 Boston Flats 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 Boston Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7667, Longitude: -121.3000 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.14 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.751 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.785 degrees. |
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