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

Communities Also Named Snake River ...

We found two communities that share the name Snake River.

Within British Columbia, the name Snake River is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
  - This Snake River lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the east.
- Washington
  - Franklin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Snake River [Franklin County].

How Far From Snake River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Snake River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Snake River to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,131 miles [3,429.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 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 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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- Snake River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snake River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.0333, Longitude: -122.4333
<2>	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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Snake River 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.
<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 Snake River 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 341.134 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.345 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.411 degrees.