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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sirdar ...
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.
- Blake ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Canyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Goatfell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
- Good Grief
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Grief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
- Good Grief is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Gray Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Creek
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Kingsgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Lister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lister came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
- Pilot Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Bay
How Far From Sirdar 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 Sirdar to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sirdar and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sirdar to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sirdar. 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sirdar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sirdar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2500, Longitude: -116.6167 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sirdar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.254 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.862 degrees. |
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