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Curious and Interesting Names Near Leechtown ...

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.

  • Beaver Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cobble Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Glen Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Goldstream
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Happy Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keating
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marigold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
  • Millstream
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Otter Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry Vale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • View Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

How Far From Leechtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leechtown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Leechtown once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leechtown and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Leechtown to Victoria, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,235 miles [3,596.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leechtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Leechtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Leechtown 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 Leechtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4836, Longitude: -123.7167    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.062 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.848 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.609 degrees.