China Hat (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named China Hat ...

We found one communities that share the name China Hat.

Within British Columbia, the name China Hat is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named China Hat in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
  - Owyhee County
  - This China Hat is located in Owyhee County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of China Hat.

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

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from China Hat to Victoria, with an average speed<2>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 21 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 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 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 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- China Hat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in China Hat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.5833, Longitude: -128.5333
<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 China Hat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 346.212 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 348.771 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 331.561 degrees.