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Communities Also Named Caithness ...

We found one communities that are also named Caithness.

Within British Columbia, the name Caithness is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Caithness in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Caithness lies 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km]<1> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caithness ...

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.

  • Bull River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowsnest
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge Summit
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dodge Summit is located in Lincoln County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Summit
  • Eureka
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Lincoln County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Fisherville ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagstone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockyview
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tobacco ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tobacco is located in Lincoln County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco
  • Waldo ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

How Far From Caithness 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 Caithness to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caithness and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Caithness to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,843 miles [2,966 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 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 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caithness) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Caithness 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 Caithness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3167, Longitude: -115.1667    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.854 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.914 degrees.