Steamboat (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Steamboat ...

We found five communities that share the name Steamboat.

Within British Columbia, the name Steamboat is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
  - Apache County
  - This Steamboat is located in Apache County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Steamboat.
- Idaho
  - Shoshone County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Steamboat [Shoshone County].
- Nevada
  - Washoe County
  - This Steamboat is located in Washoe County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Steamboat.
- Oregon
  - Douglas County
  - This Steamboat is located in Douglas County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Steamboat.
  - Jackson County
  - This Steamboat is located in Jackson County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km] to the south.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Steamboat.

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

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Steamboat 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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,175 miles [3,500.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 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 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steamboat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steamboat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.6833, Longitude: -123.7167
<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 Steamboat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Steamboat 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 342.21 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.524 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.396 degrees.