Pink Mountain (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pink Mountain ...

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.

Boring Ranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring Ranch
Federal Ranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Ranch
Upper Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Halfway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Halfway

How Far From Pink Mountain to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pink Mountain to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pink Mountain and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pink Mountain to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pink Mountain. 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>	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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pink Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pink Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 56.5954, Longitude: -122.8502
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Pink Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.502 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.619 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.105 degrees.