We found one communities that share the name Fairmont Hot Springs.
Within British Columbia, the name Fairmont Hot Springs is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Fairmont Hot Springs in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Montana
Silver Bow County
This Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Fairmont Hot Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairmont Hot Springs ...
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.
Canal Flats (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fairmont Hot Springs to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fairmont Hot Springs and extending to:
Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fairmont Hot Springs to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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- Fairmont Hot Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmont Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.3167, Longitude: -115.8667
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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.
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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.
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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 Fairmont Hot Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.681 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.615 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.237 degrees.