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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brouse ...
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.
- Box Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Lake
- Cody ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Halcyon Hot Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Poplar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelter Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Three Forks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Brouse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brouse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brouse and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Brouse to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 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 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Brouse) 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 Brouse 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 Brouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2167, Longitude: -117.7500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.209 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.359 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.487 degrees. |
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