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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sparwood ...
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.
- Coal Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Crowsnest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crowsnest Pass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowsnest Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <3>
- Elk Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elkview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Greenhills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhills
- Line Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Creek
- Natal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
How Far From Sparwood 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 Sparwood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sparwood and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sparwood to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 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 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sparwood: www.sparwood.bc.ca/ The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sparwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sparwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7322, Longitude: -114.8909 |
| <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 Sparwood 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 334.874 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.646 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.68 degrees. |
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