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Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarrys ...
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.
- Blueberry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Granite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- New Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pass Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Playmor Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raspberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tarrys 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 Tarrys to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tarrys and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tarrys to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 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 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Tarrys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tarrys 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 Tarrys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.3833, Longitude: -117.5500 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.018 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.455 degrees. |
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