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Communities Also Named Boswell ...
We found nine communities that share the name Boswell.
Within British Columbia, the name Boswell is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Boswell [Bullock County].
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Boswell is located in Clark County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Boswell.
- Izard County
- This Boswell is located in Izard County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Boswell.
- Indiana
- Benton County
- This Boswell is located in Benton County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Boswell.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Boswell is located in Buncombe County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Boswell.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Boswell [Mahoning County].
- Oklahoma
- Choctaw County
- This Boswell is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Boswell.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Boswell is located in Somerset County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Boswell.
- Virginia
- Cumberland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Boswell [Cumberland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boswell ...
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.
- Blake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Crescent Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Bay
- Gray Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Creek
- Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Longbeach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Queens Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Bay
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Boswell 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 Boswell to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boswell and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Boswell to Victoria, with an average speed<6>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 12 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,913 miles [3,078.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 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 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boswell. 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> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Boswell 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boswell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4537, Longitude: -116.7629 |
| <3> | 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 Boswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Boswell 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 336.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.355 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.933 degrees. |
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