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Curious and Interesting Names Near Pope Landing ...
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.
- Buccaneer Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earls Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Cove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earls Cove <2>
- False Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfmoon Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halfmoon Bay <2>
- Redroofs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redroofs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redroofs
- Secret Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Welcome Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pope Landing 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 Pope Landing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pope Landing and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pope Landing to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 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 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pope Landing. 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pope Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pope Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6210, Longitude: -124.0602 |
| <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 Pope Landing 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 342.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.279 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.749 degrees. |
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