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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendrick Camp ...
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.
- Blowhole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowhole
- Boat Basin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ceepeecee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centre Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Harbour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mooyah Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Kendrick Camp 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 Kendrick Camp to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kendrick Camp and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Kendrick Camp to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 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 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,691 miles [10,768.1 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 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 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- Kendrick Camp) 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 Kendrick Camp 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 Kendrick Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7417, Longitude: -126.6500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.559 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 346.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.491 degrees. |
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