Galbraith (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Galbraith ...

We found six communities that share the name Galbraith.

Within British Columbia, the name Galbraith is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, .

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Hawaii
  - This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Hawaii community of Galbraith.
- Iowa
  - Kossuth County
  - This Galbraith is located in Kossuth County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Galbraith.
- Louisiana
  - Natchitoches Parish
  - This Galbraith is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 2,643 miles [4,253.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Galbraith.
- Montana
  - Rosebud County
  - This Galbraith is located in Rosebud County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Galbraith.
- Ontario
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Galbraith.
- Tennessee
  - Hawkins County
  - This Galbraith is located in Hawkins County and lies 2,678 miles [4,309.8 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Galbraith.

How Far From Galbraith 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 Galbraith to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galbraith and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Galbraith to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,472 miles [3,978.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Galbraith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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- Galbraith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galbraith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.5333, Longitude: -132.0833
<3>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Galbraith could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Galbraith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 349.238 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 352.382 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 333.369 degrees.