Provincial Cannery (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Provincial Cannery ...

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.

Dawsons Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsons Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsons Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsons Landing <2>
Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
Goose Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
Margaret Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret Bay

How Far From Provincial Cannery to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Provincial Cannery to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Provincial Cannery and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Provincial Cannery to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 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 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 from Point A (ie- Provincial Cannery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Provincial Cannery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5500, Longitude: -127.6167
<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 Provincial Cannery 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 345.42 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.833 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 331.013 degrees.