Porter Landing (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Porter Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Porter Landing.

Within British Columbia, the name Porter Landing is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Porter Landing in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
  - Cumberland County
  - This Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,679 miles [4,311.4 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Porter Landing.

How Far From Porter 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 Porter Landing to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porter Landing and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Porter Landing to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter 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>	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 from Point A (ie- Porter Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porter Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.8000, Longitude: -130.1000
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Porter Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 347.568 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 350.501 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 332.009 degrees.