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Communities Also Named Silica ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Silica.

Within British Columbia, the name Silica is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Silica [Phillips County].
      • Rice County
      • This Silica is located in Rice County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Silica.
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Silica is located in Carter County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Silica.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Silica is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Silica.
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • This Silica is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Silica.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Silica is located in Lucas County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Silica.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Silica [Lexington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Silica is located in Campbell County and lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Silica.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This Silica is located in Scott County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Silica.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Silica is located in Randolph County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Silica.
    • Wisconsin
      • Fond du Lac County
      • This Silica is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Silica.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silica ...

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Casino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casino came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
  • Frontier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Frontier is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Little Dalles ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dalles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dalles
    • Little Dalles is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Marble
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
    • Marble is located in Stevens County (WA)
  • Oasis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oasis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Rivervale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
  • Trail
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Velvet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velvet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet
    • Velvet is located in Stevens County (WA)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Silica 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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,966 miles [3,164 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 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 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silica. 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 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 Silica 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.
<2>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- Silica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0335, Longitude: -117.8475    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Silica 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 337.248 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.323 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.689 degrees.




 

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