Chico (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Chico ...

We found ten communities that share the name Chico.

Within Quebec, the name Chico is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Talladega County
  - This Chico is located in Talladega County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Chico.
- California
  - Butte County
  - This Chico is located in Butte County and lies 2,756 miles [4,435.4 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Chico.
- Colorado
  - Pueblo 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 Colorado community of Chico [Pueblo County].
- Kansas
  - Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Chico [Cherokee County].
  - Saline County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Saline County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Chico.
- Montana
  - Park County
  - This Chico is located in Park County and lies 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km]<1> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Chico.
- New Mexico
  - Colfax County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Chico [Colfax County].
- Oregon
  - Wallowa County
  - This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Chico [Wallowa County].
- Texas
  - Wise County
  - This Chico is located in Wise County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Chico.
- Washington
  - Kitsap County
  - This Chico is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,501 miles [4,025 km]<1> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Chico.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chico ...

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.

Eric
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eric came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eric
Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Chico to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 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 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,577 miles [5,756.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5667, Longitude: -65.6833
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chico 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>	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 Chico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Chico 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 298.515 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.196 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 292.068 degrees.