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Curious and Interesting Names Near Poser ...

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 Spur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dome Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Goat River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Loos
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loos
  • Rider
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Poser to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 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 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Poser to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.4306, Longitude: -120.4125    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.464 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.137 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.861 degrees.