Smith River (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Smith River ...

We found one communities that share the name Smith River.

Within British Columbia, the name Smith River is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Smith River in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
  - Del Norte County
  - This Smith River is located in Del Norte County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Del Norte County community of Smith River.

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

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Smith River to Victoria, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Smith River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.8837, Longitude: -126.4331
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Smith River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<4>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 344.472 degrees.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 347.10 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.175 degrees.