Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingdam ...

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.

• Beaver Pass House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Pass House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pass House
• Cottonwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Dragon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
• Moose Heights
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Heights
• Red Bluff
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Rich Bar
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Bar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
• Stanley ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Ten Mile Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake
• Van Winkle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle

How Far From Wingdam to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wingdam to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wingdam and extending to:

• Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wingdam to Victoria, with an average speed<3>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 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
• The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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