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Communities Also Named Prairie Valley ...
We found three communities that share the name Prairie Valley.
Within British Columbia, the name Prairie Valley is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Fayette County
- This Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County and lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Prairie Valley.
- Hill County
- This Prairie Valley is located in Hill County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km] to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Prairie Valley.
- Montague County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Prairie Valley [Montague County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Valley ...
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 Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bluff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bluff
- Lakeview Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peachland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Shingle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Creek
- Summerland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trout Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Prairie Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Prairie Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prairie Valley and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Prairie Valley to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Prairie Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prairie Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5833, Longitude: -119.7000 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Prairie Valley 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Prairie Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.784 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.126 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.845 degrees. |
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