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Curious and Interesting Names Near Zincton ...
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.
- Box Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Lake
- Cody ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fry Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Creek
- Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Marblehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Meadow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Mirror Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Poplar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Three Forks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Zincton 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 Zincton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Zincton once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Zincton and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Zincton to Victoria, with an average speed<5>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 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 1,928 miles [3,102.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 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 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,390 miles [8,674.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Zincton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zincton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zincton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0333, Longitude: -117.2006 |
| <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 Zincton 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 336.756 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.826 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.148 degrees. |
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