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Communities Also Named Colwood ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Glen Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goldstream
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- James Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marigold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Millstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- View Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Colwood to ...
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 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<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 6,736 miles [10,840.5 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 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colwood 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 Colwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4390, Longitude: -123.4967 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.466 degrees. |
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