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Communities Also Named Drewry ...

We found two communities that are also named Drewry.

Within British Columbia, the name Drewry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Monroe County
      • This Drewry is located in Monroe County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Drewry.
    • North Carolina
      • Vance County
      • This Drewry is located in Vance County and lies 2,113 miles [3,400.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Drewry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drewry ...

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.

  • Blake ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Crescent Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Longbeach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
    • Former names for Longbeach:
    • Hallets Landing
    • Thirteen (13) Mile
    • Longbeach has also been known as:
    • Thirteen (13) Mile
  • Pilot Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Queens Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Drewry 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 12 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 6,564 miles [10,563.7 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 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drewry) 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 Drewry 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 Drewry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4333, Longitude: -116.8167    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.423 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.403 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.97 degrees.