We found one communities that are also named False Bay.
Within British Columbia, the name False Bay is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named False Bay in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Washington
San Juan County
This False Bay is located in San Juan County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of False Bay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near False Bay ...
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.
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 False Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in False Bay and extending to:
Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from False Bay 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 2,248 miles [3,617.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 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 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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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- False Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 False Bay 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 False Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4909, Longitude: -124.3493
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.627 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.546 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.954 degrees.