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Communities Also Named Torrent ...

We found two communities that share the name Torrent.

Within British Columbia, the name Torrent is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Torrent [Lee County].
      • Wolfe County
      • This Torrent is located in Wolfe County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Torrent.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Torrent ...

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.

  • Canal Flats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Flats
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Flats <4>
  • Fisherville ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Marysville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Premier Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Premier Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier Lake
  • Ta Ta Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ta Ta Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ta Ta Creek
  • Whiteswan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteswan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteswan

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Torrent and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Torrent to Victoria, with an average speed<6>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 21 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 1,866 miles [3,003 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Torrent could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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- Torrent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Torrent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0000, Longitude: -115.8000    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Torrent to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.617 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.519 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.236 degrees.




 

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