Squaw Creek (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Squaw Creek ...

We found one communities that share the name Squaw Creek.

Within British Columbia, the name Squaw Creek is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Squaw Creek in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
  - Bingham County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Squaw Creek [Bingham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squaw 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.

In the vicinity of Squaw Creek, Bear Camp (now historic) was located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East

How Far From Squaw Creek 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 Squaw 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<3> community of Squaw Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Squaw Creek and extending to:

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Squaw Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,644 miles [4,255.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 104 days and walking would take 151 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Squaw Creek 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.
<2>	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- Squaw Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Squaw Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.9833, Longitude: -137.1167
<3>	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 Squaw Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Squaw Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 353.50 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 357.122 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 337.04 degrees.