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Communities Also Named Walkers ...
We found ten communities that are also named Walkers.
Within British Columbia, the name Walkers is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of ten communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford 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 Arkansas community of Walkers [Crawford County].
- Georgia
- Cobb 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 Georgia community of Walkers [Cobb County].
- Michigan
- Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Walkers [Sanilac County].
- New York
- Wyoming 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 New York community of Walkers [Wyoming County].
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This Walkers is located in Pender County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Walkers.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Walkers is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Walkers.
- Ontario
- This Walkers lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<2> to the east.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Walkers is located in Salt Lake County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Walkers.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Walkers is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Walkers.
- New Kent County
- This Walkers is located in New Kent County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Walkers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers ...
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.
- Blake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Crescent Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longbeach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
- Former names for Longbeach:
- Hallets Landing
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Longbeach has also been known as:
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Mirror Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pilot Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Queens Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Walkers 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 Walkers to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Walkers to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 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 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Walkers 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 from Point A (ie- Walkers) 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 Walkers 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 Walkers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7000, Longitude: -116.8667 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.971 degrees. |
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