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Curious and Interesting Names Near Lubin ...

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.

  • Canoe River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Charles
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
  • Harvey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jackman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
  • Red Pass Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spicer
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Swiftwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lubin to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 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 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lubin) 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 Lubin 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 Lubin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.8833, Longitude: -119.3194    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.557 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.072 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.191 degrees.