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Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanklyn ...
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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull River
- Fisherville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Premier Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Premier Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier Lake
- Rockyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockyview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyview
- Ta Ta Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ta Ta Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ta Ta Creek
- Torrent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrent came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrent
How Far From Wanklyn 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 Wanklyn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wanklyn and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wanklyn to Victoria, with an average speed<4>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 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,379 miles [8,656.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wanklyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wanklyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5833, Longitude: -115.8167 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wanklyn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.301 degrees. |
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