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Curious and Interesting Names Near Okanagan Mission ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peachland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pixie Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prairie Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Summerland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trout Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
How Far From Okanagan Mission to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Okanagan Mission to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Okanagan Mission and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Okanagan Mission to Victoria, with an average speed<5>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 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,030 miles [3,267 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 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 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
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> | 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. |
| <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> | 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- Okanagan Mission) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Okanagan Mission. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8167, Longitude: -119.4833 |
| <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 Okanagan Mission 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 338.614 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.945 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.677 degrees. |
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