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Communities Also Named Sunset ...

We found 51 communities that share the name Sunset.

Within British Columbia, the name Sunset is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sunset [Jackson County].
    • Arizona
      • Graham County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sunset [Graham County].
      • Navajo County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sunset [Navajo County].
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This Sunset is located in Crittenden County and lies 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Sunset.
      • Washington County
      • This Sunset is located in Washington County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sunset.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset [Humboldt County].
      • San Francisco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sunset [San Francisco County].
      • Sutter County
      • This Sunset is located in Sutter County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Sunset.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sunset [Boulder County].
      • Pueblo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sunset [Pueblo County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,594 miles [4,174.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Sunset is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 2,794 miles [4,496.5 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Sunset.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Sunset is located in Colquitt County and lies 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Sunset.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Sunset [Shoshone County].
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sunset [Kane County].
    • Kansas
      • Morton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Morton County].
      • Republic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Republic County].
      • Seward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Seward County].
      • Sumner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sunset [Sumner County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Sunset is located in Fleming County and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Sunset.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Sunset.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Sunset is located in Hancock County and lies 2,541 miles [4,089.3 km]<2> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sunset.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Sunset is located in Calvert County and lies 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Sunset.
    • Mississippi
      • Covington County
      • This Sunset is located in Covington County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Sunset.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Sunset is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 2,056 miles [3,308.8 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Sunset.
    • Missouri
      • Polk County
      • This Sunset is located in Polk County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Sunset.
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sunset [Deer Lodge County].
      • Missoula County
      • This Sunset is located in Missoula County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Sunset.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sunset.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This Sunset is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sunset.
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sunset [Kings County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This Sunset is located in Custer County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Sunset.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Sunset is located in Baker County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Sunset.
      • Clackamas County
      • This Sunset is located in Clackamas County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Sunset.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sunset [Butler County].
      • Lebanon County
      • This Sunset is located in Lebanon County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Sunset.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sunset [Washington County].
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Sunset is located in Pickens County and lies 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Sunset.
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This Sunset is located in Carter County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Sunset.
      • Grainger County
      • This Sunset is located in Grainger County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Sunset.
      • Pickett County
      • This Sunset is located in Pickett County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Sunset.
    • Texas
      • Knox County
      • This Sunset is located in Knox County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Sunset.
      • Lubbock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunset [Lubbock County].
      • Montague County
      • This Sunset is located in Montague County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Sunset.
      • Starr County
      • This Sunset is located in Starr County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of Sunset.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Sunset is located in Davis County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Sunset is located in Skagit County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Sunset.
      • Walla Walla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sunset [Walla Walla County].
      • Whitman County
      • This Sunset is located in Whitman County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Sunset.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sunset [Pocahontas County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Sunset is located in Marathon County and lies 1,591 miles [2,560.5 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Sunset.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset ...

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 east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Road
  • Garden Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Keith-Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith-Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith-Lynn
  • Kelvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Metrotown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metrotown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metrotown
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Seafair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seafair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafair
  • Still Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
  • Tucks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucks

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset 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 2,196 miles [3,534.1 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 6,679 miles [10,748.8 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 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sunset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2167, Longitude: -123.0833    
<3>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 Sunset 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.
<4>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.
<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 Sunset 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 341.564 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.308 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.128 degrees.




 

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