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Curious and Interesting Names Near Colquitz ...
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.
- Beaver Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldstream
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- James Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keating
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Marigold
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Millstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strawberry Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- View Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Colquitz 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 Colquitz to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Colquitz and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Colquitz to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 127 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 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 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colquitz) 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 Colquitz 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 Colquitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4833, Longitude: -123.4167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.409 degrees. |
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