Sikanni Chief (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sikanni Chief ...

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.

Boring Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring Ranch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring Ranch
Mason Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sikanni Chief and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sikanni Chief to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sikanni Chief) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sikanni Chief. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 57.2384, Longitude: -122.6928
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Sikanni Chief to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.368 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.505 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.895 degrees.