One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House (British Columbia)

Curious and Interesting Names Near One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House ...

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.

Big Lake Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lake Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Ranch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Lake Ranch <2>
Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Hawks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Isnardy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isnardy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Onward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Springhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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Sugarcane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcane came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcane
Williams Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams Lake <2>

How Far From One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House 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 One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 261 miles [420 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House to Victoria, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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 from Point A (ie- One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.1059, Longitude: -121.9266
<4>	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.
<5>	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 One Hundred Fifty (150) Mile House to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.691 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.456 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.06 degrees.