Oweekeno (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oweekeno ...

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.

Dawsons Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsons Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsons Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsons Landing <2>
Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
Goose Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
Margaret Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret Bay
Provincial Cannery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincial Cannery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincial Cannery

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oweekeno and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oweekeno 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 16 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 2,343 miles [3,770.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 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 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oweekeno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oweekeno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.6806, Longitude: -127.2250
<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 Oweekeno 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 345.095 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.465 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.731 degrees.