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Curious and Interesting Names Near Giscome ...

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.

  • Bonnet Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Ferndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Foreman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
  • Salmon Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Shady Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wolverine
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)

How Far From Giscome to ...

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 Giscome to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Giscome and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Giscome to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 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 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Giscome) 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 Giscome 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 Giscome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.0667, Longitude: -122.3667    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.088 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.014 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.121 degrees.