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Communities Also Named Raspberry ...
We found four communities that share the name Raspberry.
Within British Columbia, the name Raspberry is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This Raspberry is located in Pope County and lies 1,559 miles [2,509 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Raspberry.
- Colorado
- Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Raspberry [Chaffee County].
- Kentucky
- Rockcastle 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 Kentucky community of Raspberry [Rockcastle County].
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Raspberry is located in Stafford County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Raspberry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raspberry ...
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.
- Birchbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchbank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchbank
- Blueberry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brilliant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Crescent Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
- Lower China Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower China Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower China Creek
- New Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Settlement
- Pass Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Playmor Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shields ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
How Far From Raspberry 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 Raspberry to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raspberry and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Raspberry to Victoria, with an average speed<6>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 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 7,350 miles [11,828.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raspberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raspberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3333, Longitude: -117.6500 |
| <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 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 Raspberry 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 Raspberry 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 337.098 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.171 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.526 degrees. |
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