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Communities Also Named Pacific ...
We found six communities that share the name Pacific.
Within British Columbia, the name Pacific is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Pacific is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Pacific.
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pacific [Los Angeles County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pacific [Cook County].
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Pacific is located in Franklin County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pacific.
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pacific [Jackson County].
- Washington
- King County
- This Pacific is located in King County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Pacific.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacific ...
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.
- Copper City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper River
- Grand Trunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Trunk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Trunk
- Terrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thunderbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbird came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird
How Far From Pacific 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 Pacific to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pacific and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pacific to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,355 miles [3,790 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pacific. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Pacific) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pacific. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.7688, Longitude: -128.2753 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pacific could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pacific, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pacific to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 346.026 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 348.633 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 331.17 degrees. |
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