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Curious and Interesting Names Near Tochty ...
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.
- Bull River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Eileen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eileen is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
- Goatfell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
- Good Grief
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Good Grief is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
- Kingsgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meadow Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Rockyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Tochty 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 Tochty to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tochty and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tochty to Victoria, with an average speed<2>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 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,404 miles [8,696.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tochty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tochty 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 Tochty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2000, Longitude: -115.9833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.739 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.599 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.457 degrees. |
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