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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kispiox ...

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.

  • Glen Vowell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Rose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rose
  • Two Mile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kispiox to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,328 miles [3,746.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 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 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kispiox) 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 Kispiox 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 Kispiox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.3500, Longitude: -127.6833    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 345.534 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 348.099 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.688 degrees.