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Curious and Interesting Names Near Soda Creek ...
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.
- Australian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Lake Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Castle Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Isnardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isnardy
- Onward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Riske Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sugarcane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Soda Creek 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 Soda Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Soda Creek once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Soda Creek and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Soda Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<4>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 2,129 miles [3,426.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,383 miles [8,663.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Soda Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Soda Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Soda Creek 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 Soda Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3337, Longitude: -122.2866 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.814 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.279 degrees. |
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