We found two communities that are also named Sunningdale.
Within British Columbia, the name Sunningdale is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these two communities, one is located in Canada and the other in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Sunningdale is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunningdale.
Ontario
This Sunningdale lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunningdale ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunningdale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunningdale and extending to:
Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sunningdale to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 15 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 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 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 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunningdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Sunningdale 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 Sunningdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1162, Longitude: -117.7182
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.145 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.211 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.595 degrees.