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Curious and Interesting Names Near Saddle Rock 9 ...

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.

  • Boston Bar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • China Bar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Bar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Bar
  • Dogwood Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Valley
  • Hells Gate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hells Gate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Gate
  • Hicks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saddle Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
  • Stout
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

How Far From Saddle Rock 9 to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saddle Rock 9 to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Saddle Rock 9 and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Saddle Rock 9 to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,116 miles [3,405.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 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 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Saddle Rock 9) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saddle Rock 9. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6312, Longitude: -121.3945    
<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 Saddle Rock 9 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 340.181 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.736 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.964 degrees.









 

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