We found two communities that share the name Chief Lake.
Within British Columbia, the name Chief Lake is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Michigan
Manistee County
This Chief Lake is located in Manistee County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Chief Lake.
Wisconsin
Sawyer County
This Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sawyer County community of Chief Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chief Lake ...
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.
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 Chief Lake to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chief Lake and extending to:
Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Chief Lake to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 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 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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- Chief Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chief Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.1000, Longitude: -123.0167
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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.
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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.
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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 Chief Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.628 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.627 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.567 degrees.