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Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheakamus ...
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.
- Dentville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Furry Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hospital Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oliver's Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Whistler Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
How Far From Cheakamus 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 Cheakamus to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cheakamus and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cheakamus to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 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 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cheakamus) 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 Cheakamus 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 Cheakamus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8333, Longitude: -123.1500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.642 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.427 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.119 degrees. |
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