RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Province of British Columbia >> Conrad >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Communities Also Named Conrad ...

We found nine communities that share the name Conrad.

Within British Columbia, the name Conrad is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Conrad is located in Volusia County and lies 2,535 miles [4,079.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Conrad.
    • Illinois
      • Calhoun County
      • This Conrad is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Conrad.
    • Indiana
      • Newton County
      • This Conrad is located in Newton County and lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Conrad.
    • Iowa
      • Grundy County
      • This Conrad is located in Grundy County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Conrad.
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Conrad [Mason County].
    • Montana
      • Pondera County
      • This Conrad is located in Pondera County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pondera County community of Conrad.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cimarron County
      • This Conrad is located in Cimarron County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Conrad.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Conrad is located in Potter County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Conrad.
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Conrad [Newberry County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conrad ...

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.

  • Agate
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Boston Bar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • China Bar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Bar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Bar
  • Clapperton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clapperton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapperton
  • Dot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dot came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
  • Drynoch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drynoch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynoch
  • Falls Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Hells Gate
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Gate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Gate
  • Hicks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks

How Far From Conrad 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 community such as Conrad to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Conrad to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,118 miles [3,408.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,358 miles [11,841.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conrad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conrad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.1333, Longitude: -121.5667    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Conrad could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Conrad to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.34 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.947 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.029 degrees.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024