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Communities Also Named Moffat ...

We found six communities that share the name Moffat.

Within British Columbia, the name Moffat 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, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Moffat is located in Bibb County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Moffat.
    • Colorado
      • Moffat 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 Colorado community of Moffat [Moffat County].
      • Saguache County
      • This Moffat is located in Saguache County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saguache County community of Moffat.
    • Ontario
      • This Moffat lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the east.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Moffat lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Moffat is located in Bell County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Moffat.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moffat ...

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.

  • Australian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Australian came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Australian
  • Big Lake Ranch
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Ranch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake Ranch <4>
  • Castle Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Dragon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
  • Hawks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
  • Red Bluff
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Rich Bar
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Bar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
  • Soda Creek ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Soda Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Creek

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Moffat to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 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 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moffat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moffat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.5458, Longitude: -122.4500    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Moffat 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Moffat 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 341.134 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.984 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.366 degrees.




 

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