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Communities Also Named Dentville ...

We found two communities that are also named Dentville.

Within British Columbia, the name Dentville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Copiah County
      • This Dentville is located in Copiah County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Dentville.
    • Tennessee
      • McMinn County
      • This Dentville is located in McMinn County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Dentville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dentville ...

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.

  • Anvil Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Furry Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hospital Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lions Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Oliver's Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Swift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Dentville to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 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 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Dentville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dentville 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 Dentville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7167, Longitude: -123.1500    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.417 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.129 degrees.