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Communities Also Named Vidette ...
We found four communities that share the name Vidette.
Within British Columbia, the name Vidette is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Vidette is located in Crenshaw County and lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Vidette.
- Arkansas
- Fulton County
- This Vidette is located in Fulton County and lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Vidette.
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Vidette is located in Burke County and lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Vidette.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Vidette [Shawnee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vidette ...
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.
- Chasm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chasm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm
- Fill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fill
- Flying U
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying U came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying U
- Graham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Green Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Lone Butte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Butte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Butte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Butte <4>
- Loon Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loon Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Potter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Roe Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Lake
- Seventy (70) Mile
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventy (70) Mile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy (70) Mile
- Seventy (70) Mile House
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Vidette 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 Vidette to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vidette and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Vidette to Victoria, with an average speed<5>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 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vidette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vidette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vidette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.1686, Longitude: -120.9041 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Vidette 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Vidette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.413 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.475 degrees. |
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