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Communities Also Named Colwood ...

We found one communities that share the name Colwood.

Within British Columbia, the name Colwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Colwood is located in Tuscola County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Colwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colwood ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
  • Glen Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
  • Goldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstream
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • James Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Bay
  • Marigold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marigold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
  • Millstream
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstream
  • Royal Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Strawberry Vale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Vale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Vale
  • View Royal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <3>

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the east (E).
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Colwood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 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 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

The official website for Colwood: www.city.colwood.bc.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Colwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4390, Longitude: -123.4967    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Colwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.877 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.632 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.466 degrees.









 

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