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Curious and Interesting Names Near Meem Quam Leese ...
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.
- Alert Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Health Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Kingcome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingcome
- Kingcome Inlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Telegraph Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Meem Quam Leese 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 Meem Quam Leese to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meem Quam Leese and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Meem Quam Leese 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 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 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meem Quam Leese) 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 Meem Quam Leese 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 Meem Quam Leese. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.6194, Longitude: -126.5750 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 346.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.373 degrees. |
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