Pioneer Mine (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Pioneer Mine ...

We found one communities that share the name Pioneer Mine.

Within British Columbia, the name Pioneer Mine is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Pioneer Mine in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
  - Marquette 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 Michigan community of Pioneer Mine [Marquette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer Mine ...

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.

Creekside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
Gates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
Gold Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Bridge
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Bridge <3>
Owl Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pioneer Mine and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pioneer Mine to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pioneer Mine 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>	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.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pioneer Mine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pioneer Mine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7667, Longitude: -122.7833
<5>	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.
<6>	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 Pioneer Mine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.367 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.158 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.784 degrees.