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Curious and Interesting Names Near Illecillewaet ...
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 Eddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Downie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downie
- Flat Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glacier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Six (6) Mile Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Butte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Illecillewaet 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 Illecillewaet to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Illecillewaet and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Illecillewaet to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 1,943 miles [3,127 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Illecillewaet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Illecillewaet 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 Illecillewaet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1833, Longitude: -117.7500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.236 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.365 degrees. |
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