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Communities Also Named McGuire ...

We found six communities that share the name McGuire.

Within British Columbia, the name McGuire is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of McGuire [Washington County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This McGuire is located in Kootenai County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of McGuire.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This McGuire is located in Dunklin County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of McGuire.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of McGuire [Burlington County].
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of McGuire.
    • Ontario
      • This McGuire lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<2> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGuire ...

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.

  • Dentville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
  • Eagle Run
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Run came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Run
  • Green River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Hospital Hill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospital Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospital Hill
  • Nesters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesters came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesters
  • Paradise Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Swift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Whistler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whistler <5>
  • Whistler Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Creek

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from McGuire to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McGuire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGuire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGuire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0563, Longitude: -123.1183    
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 McGuire 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 McGuire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.623 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.416 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.077 degrees.




 

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