Taku (British Columbia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taku ...

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.

Discovery ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Discovery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
Engineer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engineer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer
Pike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
Surprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
Teepee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teepee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepee

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

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

Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Taku to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,533 miles [4,076.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 99 days and walking would take 144 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>	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.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taku) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taku. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.6333, Longitude: -133.8500
<4>	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.
<5>	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 Taku to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 350.732 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 354.045 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 334.658 degrees.