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Curious and Interesting Names Near Nimpkish Heights ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Atluck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atluck
- Beaver Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Harbour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Echo Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Health Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Mitchell Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rumble Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Telegraph Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Nimpkish Heights 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 Nimpkish Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nimpkish Heights and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Nimpkish Heights to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 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 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 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 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,592 miles [8,999.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nimpkish Heights) 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 Nimpkish Heights 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 Nimpkish Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.5667, Longitude: -127.0000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.177 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.668 degrees. |
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