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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookswood ...
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.
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Knolls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haynie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haynie is located in Whatcom County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie
- Livingstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Brookswood 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 Brookswood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brookswood and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Brookswood to Victoria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 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 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brookswood 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 Brookswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0667, Longitude: -122.6667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.863 degrees. |
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