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Curious and Interesting Names Near Esler ...
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.
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Isnardy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isnardy
- Onward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Riske Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugarcane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williams Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Esler 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 Esler to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Esler and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Esler to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five 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 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 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 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Esler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Esler 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 Esler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1139, Longitude: -122.1806 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.697 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.232 degrees. |
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