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Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine Bay ...
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.
- Blake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Crescent Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Bay
- Gray Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Creek
- Lemon Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek
- Longbeach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Bay
- Willow Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Sunshine Bay 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 Sunshine Bay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sunshine Bay once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sunshine Bay and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sunshine Bay to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 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 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Sunshine Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Sunshine Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunshine Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6087, Longitude: -117.0052 |
| <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 Sunshine Bay 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 336.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.598 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.072 degrees. |
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