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Curious and Interesting Names Near Keith-Lynn ...

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.

  • Cosy Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cove Cliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deep Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Garden Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Royal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sentinel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Still Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

How Far From Keith-Lynn 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 Keith-Lynn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keith-Lynn and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Keith-Lynn to Victoria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 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 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 '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- Keith-Lynn) 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 Keith-Lynn 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 Keith-Lynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3167, Longitude: -123.0667    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.554 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.301 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.108 degrees.