Rosebery (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosebery ...

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.

Box Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Lake
Cody ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
Fry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Creek
Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
Marblehead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
Meadow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
Mirror Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
Three Forks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Three Forks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rosebery 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 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 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 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosebery. 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 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>	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.
<3>	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- Rosebery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosebery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0315, Longitude: -117.4100
<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 Rosebery 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 336.926 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.022 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.286 degrees.