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Curious and Interesting Names Near Flying U ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chasm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm
- Forest Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Green Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Butte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Potter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Roe Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Lake
- Seventy (70) Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seventy (70) Mile House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Flying U 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 Flying U to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flying U and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Flying U to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,092 miles [3,366.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 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 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flying U) 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 Flying U 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 Flying U. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.4667, Longitude: -121.2500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.117 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.674 degrees. |
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