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Communities Also Named White Lake ...

We found eight communities that share the name White Lake.

Within British Columbia, the name White Lake is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, four are located in Canada and six are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This White Lake lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This White Lake is located in Oakland County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of White Lake.
    • New York
      • Oneida 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 New York community of White Lake [Oneida County].
      • Sullivan County
      • This White Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of White Lake.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This White Lake is located in Bladen County and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This White Lake lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the east.
    • South Dakota
      • Aurora County
      • This White Lake is located in Aurora County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aurora County community of White Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • This White Lake is located in Langlade County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of White Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Lake ...

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.

  • Annis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
  • Blind Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blind Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blind Bay
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blind Bay <4>
  • Canoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bay
  • Lee Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
  • Paradise Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salmon Arm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Arm
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salmon Arm <4>
  • Scotch Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotch Creek <4>
  • Turtle Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Valley

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from White Lake 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,012 miles [3,238 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 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 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Lake. 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 '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- White Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.8833, Longitude: -119.3000    
<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 White Lake 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 White Lake 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 338.497 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.877 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.434 degrees.




 

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