McGregor (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named McGregor ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name McGregor.

Within British Columbia, the name McGregor is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other twelve communities are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
  - Woodruff County
  - This McGregor is located in Woodruff County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of McGregor.
- Colorado
  - Routt County
  - This McGregor is located in Routt County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of McGregor.
- Florida
  - Lee County
  - This McGregor is located in Lee County and lies 2,771 miles [4,459.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of McGregor.
- Georgia
  - Montgomery County
  - This McGregor is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of McGregor.
- Indiana
  - Jefferson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of McGregor [Jefferson County].
- Iowa
  - Clayton County
  - This McGregor is located in Clayton County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of McGregor.
- Kansas
  - Sheridan County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of McGregor [Sheridan County].
- Michigan
  - Sanilac County
  - This McGregor is located in Sanilac County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of McGregor.
- Minnesota
  - Aitkin County
  - This McGregor is located in Aitkin County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of McGregor.
- North Dakota
  - Williams County
  - This McGregor is located in Williams County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of McGregor.
- Ontario
  - This McGregor lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the east.
- Pennsylvania
  - Armstrong County
  - This McGregor is located in Armstrong County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of McGregor.
- Texas
  - McLennan County
  - This McGregor is located in McLennan County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of McGregor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGregor ...

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.

Dewey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
Longworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longworth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
Penny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penny came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny
Willow River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow River
Wolverine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

How Far From McGregor to ...

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 McGregor to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McGregor and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from McGregor to Victoria, with an average speed<4>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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 120 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 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 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- McGregor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGregor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.0833, Longitude: -121.8333
<2>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McGregor could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 McGregor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.646 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.515 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.75 degrees.