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Communities Also Named Granite Bay ...
We found two communities that share the name Granite Bay.
Within British Columbia, the name Granite Bay is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This Granite Bay is located in Placer County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Granite Bay.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Granite Bay [New Haven County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite 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.
- Big Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Bold Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bold Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Point
- Elk Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Bay
- Read Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Read Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Island
- Rock Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bay
- Shoal Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bay
- Surge Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surge Narrows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surge Narrows
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surge Narrows <4>
- Whaletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaletown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaletown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whaletown <4>
How Far From Granite Bay 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 Granite Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granite Bay and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Granite Bay to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Granite Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granite Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granite Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2333, Longitude: -125.2833 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Granite Bay 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. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Granite Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 345.502 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.524 degrees. |
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