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Communities Also Named Sunrise Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Sunrise Valley.
Within British Columbia, the name Sunrise Valley is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Sunrise Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,122 miles [3,415 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Sunrise Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Valley ...
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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary is located in Whatcom County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Bridal Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Katz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katz
- Ruby Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saddle Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stout
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Sunshine Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Sunrise Valley to ...
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 Sunrise Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Valley and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise Valley to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 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 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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- Sunrise Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sunrise Valley 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 Sunrise Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2770, Longitude: -121.2335 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.035 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.891 degrees. |
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