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Curious and Interesting Names Near Coykendahl ...

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.

  • Blueberry Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brilliant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lower China Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower China Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower China Creek
  • New Settlement
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Settlement
  • Pass Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Passmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passmore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Passmore <2>
  • Raspberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raspberry came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry
  • Shields ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
  • Tunnel ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunnel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Coykendahl once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Coykendahl and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<5> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Coykendahl to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Coykendahl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Coykendahl) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coykendahl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3920, Longitude: -118.0239    
<6>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.
<7>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 Coykendahl to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.405 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.528 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.764 degrees.









 

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