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Communities Also Named Queensborough ...

We found five communities that share the name Queensborough.

Within British Columbia, the name Queensborough is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these five communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Queensborough is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Queensborough.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Queensborough [Caddo Parish].
    • Ontario
      • This Queensborough lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the east.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Queensborough is located in Charleston County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Queensborough.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Queensborough [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Queensborough ...

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.

  • Boundary Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Road
  • Bridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Brunette Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunette Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunette Creek
  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Garden Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Kelvin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
  • Metrotown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metrotown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metrotown
  • Queens Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
  • Shops
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shops came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shops
  • Strawberry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
  • Sunshine Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Queensborough to Victoria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 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 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Queensborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Queensborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1833, Longitude: -122.9333    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Queensborough 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>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 Queensborough 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 341.438 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.161 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.03 degrees.




 

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