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Communities Also Named Millstream ...

We found three communities that share the name Millstream.

Within British Columbia, the name Millstream is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Millstream lies 2,798 miles [4,502.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Millstream.
    • Quebec
      • This Millstream lies 2,533 miles [4,076.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millstream ...

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 Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
  • Glen Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
  • Goldstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldstream
  • Happy Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Keating
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
  • Marigold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marigold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
  • Royal Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Strawberry Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Vale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Vale
  • View Royal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <4>

How Far From Millstream to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Millstream to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Millstream to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 127 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 87 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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 '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- Millstream) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5000, Longitude: -123.5167    
<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 Millstream 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Millstream to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.896 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.657 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.475 degrees.




 

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