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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Tolmie ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Head
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marigold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Oak Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strawberry Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- View Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Mount Tolmie 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 Mount Tolmie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Tolmie and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Tolmie to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 126 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,634 miles [9,067 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Tolmie) 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 Mount Tolmie 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 Mount Tolmie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4669, Longitude: -123.3500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.756 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.366 degrees. |
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