Copper Mountain (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Copper Mountain ...

We found one communities that share the name Copper Mountain.

Within British Columbia, the name Copper Mountain is unique.

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

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
  - Summit County
  - This Copper Mountain is located in Summit County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Copper Mountain.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper Mountain ...

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.

In the vicinity of Copper Mountain, Granite City (now historic) was located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the Northwest

How Far From Copper Mountain 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 Copper Mountain to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Copper Mountain once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Copper Mountain and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Copper Mountain to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 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 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Copper Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copper Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3167, Longitude: -120.5333
<2>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Copper Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Copper Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.459 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.888 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.424 degrees.