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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brighouse ...
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.
- Dry Gulch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Gulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gulch
- Edgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Parson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Radium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Brighouse 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 Brighouse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brighouse and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brighouse to Victoria, with an average speed<4>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 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 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 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Brighouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brighouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.8167, Longitude: -116.2833 |
| <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 Brighouse 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 336.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.054 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.443 degrees. |
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