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Curious and Interesting Names Near Slocan City ...
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.
- Cody ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Crescent Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Lemon Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Longbeach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
- Former names for Longbeach:
- Hallets Landing
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Longbeach has also been known as:
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Mountain Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Passmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Playmor Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Three Forks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Slocan City 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 Slocan City to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Slocan City and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Slocan City to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 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 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Slocan City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Slocan City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slocan City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7667, Longitude: -117.4667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.355 degrees. |
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