We found one communities that are also named Longbeach.
Within British Columbia, the name Longbeach is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Longbeach in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Manatee County
This Longbeach is located in Manatee County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Longbeach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longbeach ...
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.
Blake ‑ Historic (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Longbeach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longbeach and extending to:
Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Longbeach to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 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 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Longbeach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Longbeach 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 Longbeach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6131, Longitude: -117.0820
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.645 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.67 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.122 degrees.