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Communities Also Named Cranberry ...

We found ten communities that share the name Cranberry.

Within British Columbia, the name Cranberry is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Cranberry is located in Carroll County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cranberry.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence 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 New York community of Cranberry [Saint Lawrence County].
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Cranberry is located in Avery County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Cranberry.
      • Mitchell 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 North Carolina community of Cranberry [Mitchell County].
    • Ohio
      • Allen 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 Ohio community of Cranberry [Allen County].
    • Ontario
      • This Cranberry lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Cranberry is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Cranberry.
      • Venango County
      • This Cranberry is located in Venango County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Cranberry.
    • Quebec
      • This Cranberry lies 2,415 miles [3,886.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Cranberry is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Cranberry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cranberry ...

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.

  • Bliss Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Landing
  • Blubber Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brew Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brew Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brew Bay
  • Little River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Marshall School Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall School Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall School Junction
  • Refuge Cove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Refuge Cove <4>
  • Stillwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Cranberry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cranberry to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cranberry to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 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 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cranberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cranberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8724, Longitude: -124.5256    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cranberry 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 Cranberry 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 342.787 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.747 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.041 degrees.




 

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