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Communities Also Named Peachland ...
We found two communities that share the name Peachland.
Within British Columbia, the name Peachland is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Peachland [Sonoma County].
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Peachland is located in Anson County and lies 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Peachland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peachland ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prairie Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 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:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Shingle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Creek
- Summerland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Traders Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Peachland 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 Peachland to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peachland and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Peachland to Victoria, with an average speed<6>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 11 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 2,042 miles [3,286.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 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 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Peachland: www.peachland.ca/ The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Peachland 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peachland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peachland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7704, Longitude: -119.7405 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Peachland 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 338.824 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.183 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.852 degrees. |
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