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Communities Also Named Burkeville ...
We found three communities that share the name Burkeville.
Within British Columbia, the name Burkeville is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lowndes 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 Burkeville [Lowndes County].
- Texas
- Newton County
- This Burkeville is located in Newton County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Burkeville.
- Virginia
- Nottoway County
- This Burkeville is located in Nottoway County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nottoway County community of Burkeville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burkeville ...
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.
- Boundary Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Road
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Metrotown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metrotown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metrotown
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Seafair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seafair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafair
- Still Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
- Sunset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tucks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucks
- University Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hill
How Far From Burkeville 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 Burkeville to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burkeville and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Burkeville to Victoria, with an average speed<4> 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 2,199 miles [3,538.9 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 125 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 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 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burkeville. 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 Burkeville 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- Burkeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burkeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1896, Longitude: -123.1470 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Burkeville 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 341.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.366 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.173 degrees. |
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