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Communities Also Named Progress ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Progress.

Within British Columbia, the name Progress is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence 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 Alabama community of Progress [Lawrence County].
    • California
      • Sutter County
      • This Progress is located in Sutter County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Progress.
    • Colorado
      • Baca 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 Colorado community of Progress [Baca County].
    • Illinois
      • Union 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 Illinois community of Progress [Union County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Progress is located in Delaware County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Progress.
    • Kansas
      • Edwards County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Edwards County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Progress.
      • Leavenworth 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 Kansas community of Progress [Leavenworth County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Progress is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 2,263 miles [3,641.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Progress.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson Davis County
      • This Progress is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Progress.
      • Perry County
      • This Progress is located in Perry County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Progress.
      • Pike County
      • This Progress is located in Pike County and lies 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Progress.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • 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 Missouri community of Progress [Saint Louis City].
    • New York
      • Fulton County
      • This Progress is located in Fulton County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Progress.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • This Progress is located in Randolph County and lies 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Progress.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Progress is located in Washington County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Progress.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Progress is located in Dauphin County and lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Progress.
    • Texas
      • Bailey County
      • This Progress is located in Bailey County and lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Progress.
      • Hale County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Progress.
      • Palo Pinto 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 Texas community of Progress [Palo Pinto County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Progress is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Progress.
    • Virginia
      • Franklin County
      • This Progress is located in Franklin County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Progress.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Progress [Braxton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Progress ...

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.

  • Groundbirch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Seven (7) Mile Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven (7) Mile Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven (7) Mile Corner
  • Sundance
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Sunset Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Prairie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Prairie
  • Sweetwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Tower Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
  • Worth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Progress to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 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 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Progress. 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 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Progress 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Progress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Progress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 55.7813, Longitude: -120.7162    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Progress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Progress 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 339.731 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.582 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.73 degrees.




 

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