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Communities Also Named Burnaby ...

We found one communities that share the name Burnaby.

Within Ontario, the name Burnaby is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Burnaby in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Burnaby lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnaby ...

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.

  • Cedar Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chambers Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Feeder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeder
  • Forks Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gasline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasline
  • Long Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lorraine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Lowbanks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marshville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Willow Bay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Winger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Burnaby to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.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 from Point A (ie- Burnaby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnaby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8702, Longitude: -79.3456    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Burnaby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.024 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.341 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.19 degrees.









 

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