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Curious and Interesting Names Near Fry Creek ...
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.
- Cody ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Marblehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mirror Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pilot Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queens Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Three Forks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
How Far From Fry Creek 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 Fry Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fry Creek and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fry Creek 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 13 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,913 miles [3,078.7 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 6,525 miles [10,501 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 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,379 miles [8,656.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fry Creek) 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 Fry Creek 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 Fry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0667, Longitude: -116.8667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.485 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.518 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.925 degrees. |
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