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Communities Also Named Cooper Creek ...

We found two communities that are also named Cooper Creek.

Within British Columbia, the name Cooper Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Cooper Creek is located in Fannin County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Cooper Creek.
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Cooper Creek is located in Denton County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Cooper Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper Creek ...

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.

  • Cody ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Fry Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Marblehead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mirror Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Forks ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cooper Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 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 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooper Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cooper Creek 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 Cooper Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2000, Longitude: -116.9667    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.571 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.626 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.974 degrees.