Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetsbridge ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Coldstream
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Deep Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Duck Range
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Range
• Falkland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkland <2>
• Hullcar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hullcar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullcar
• Martin Prairie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Prairie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Prairie
• Salmon Arm
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Arm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salmon Arm <2>
• Yankee Flats
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flats

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sweetsbridge and extending to:

• Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sweetsbridge to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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