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Curious and Interesting Names Near Heydon 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
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Elk Bay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Bay
  • George River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Bay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Knight Inlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bay
  • Shoal Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Heydon Bay to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 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 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,560 miles [8,948 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heydon Bay) 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 Heydon Bay 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 Heydon Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5833, Longitude: -125.5833    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.692 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 345.817 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.699 degrees.