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Communities Also Named Willow Point ...
We found seven communities that share the name Willow Point.
Within British Columbia, the name Willow Point is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Willow Point is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Willow Point.
- California
- Yolo County
- This Willow Point is located in Yolo County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Willow Point.
- Connecticut
- New London 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 Connecticut community of Willow Point [New London County].
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Willow Point [Humboldt County].
- New York
- Broome County
- This Willow Point is located in Broome County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Willow Point.
- Texas
- Wise County
- This Willow Point is located in Wise County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Willow Point.
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This Willow Point is located in Addison County and lies 2,076 miles [3,341 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Willow Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Point ...
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.
- Crescent Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Bay
- Granite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Lemon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek
- Longbeach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Mountain Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Bay
How Far From Willow Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willow Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Point and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Point to Victoria, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 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 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Willow Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5667, Longitude: -117.2333 |
| <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 Willow Point 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willow Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Willow Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.767 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.807 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.226 degrees. |
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