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Communities Also Named Sunbury ...

We found ten communities that share the name Sunbury.

Within British Columbia, the name Sunbury is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Liberty County
      • This Sunbury is located in Liberty County and lies 2,455 miles [3,950.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Sunbury.
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Sunbury is located in Livingston County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Sunbury.
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Sunbury is located in Cedar County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Sunbury.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Sunbury lies 2,586 miles [4,161.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Sunbury [Burlington County].
    • North Carolina
      • Gates County
      • This Sunbury is located in Gates County and lies 2,463 miles [3,963.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Sunbury.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This Sunbury is located in Delaware County and lies 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sunbury.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sunbury is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunbury.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunbury lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This Sunbury is located in Northumberland County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Sunbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunbury ...

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.

  • Boundary Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Road
  • Bridgeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Delta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Garden Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Kelvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
  • Metrotown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metrotown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metrotown
  • Panorama Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Ridge
  • Queens Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
  • Shops
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shops came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shops
  • Strawberry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunshine Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucks

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunbury to Victoria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 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 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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- Sunbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1500, Longitude: -122.9833    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sunbury 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sunbury 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 341.479 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.206 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.067 degrees.




 

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