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Communities Also Named Wilson Creek ...

We found six communities that share the name Wilson Creek.

Within British Columbia, the name Wilson Creek is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth 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 Kansas community of Wilson Creek [Ellsworth County].
      • Wilson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilson Creek [Wilson County].
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Wilson Creek [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<3> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Wilson Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Wilson Creek is located in Somerset County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<3> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Wilson Creek.
    • Washington
      • Grant County
      • This Wilson Creek is located in Grant County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Wilson Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson Creek ...

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.

How Far From Wilson Creek 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 Wilson Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilson Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilson Creek. 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>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 Wilson Creek 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>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 Wilson Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Wilson Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilson Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4470, Longitude: -123.7103    
<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>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.
<7>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 Wilson Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.094 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.929 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.528 degrees.




 

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