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Curious and Interesting Names Near Matilpi ...
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 Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Echo Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- George River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Health Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingcome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingcome
- Kingcome Inlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Knight Inlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Telegraph Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Matilpi 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 Matilpi to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Matilpi and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Matilpi to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 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 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Matilpi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Matilpi 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 Matilpi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5500, Longitude: -126.1833 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.193 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 346.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.111 degrees. |
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