This Big River lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
San Bernardino County
This Big River is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,657 miles [4,276 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Big River.
Michigan
Delta 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 Michigan community of Big River [Delta County].
Missouri
Saint Francois 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 Missouri community of Big River [Saint Francois County].
Saskatchewan
This Big River lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
Virginia
Augusta 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 Virginia community of Big River [Augusta County].
Wisconsin
Pierce 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 Wisconsin community of Big River [Pierce County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big River ...
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.
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 Big River to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big River and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Big River to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 29 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,686 miles [5,932 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5789, Longitude: -65.6651
<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 Big River 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.
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<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 Big River 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 299.585 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.606 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.856 degrees.