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Communities Also Named Whistler ...
We found three communities that share the name Whistler.
Within British Columbia, the name Whistler is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Whistler is located in Mobile County and lies 2,235 miles [3,596.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Whistler.
- Mississippi
- Wayne County
- This Whistler is located in Wayne County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Whistler.
- Texas
- Kinney 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 Texas community of Whistler [Kinney County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whistler ...
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.
- Creekside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Evans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Nesters
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesters came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesters
- Owl Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
- Paradise Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Whistler Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Creek
How Far From Whistler 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 Whistler to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whistler and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Whistler to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 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 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whistler: www.whistler.ca/ 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whistler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whistler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.1172, Longitude: -122.9723 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Whistler 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 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 Whistler 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 341.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.282 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.973 degrees. |
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