Leo Creek (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

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

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Leo Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 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 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Leo Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leo Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.0833, Longitude: -125.5667
<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 Leo Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 343.761 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 346.087 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.226 degrees.