Two and One-Half Mile Village (Yukon) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two and One-Half Mile Village ...

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.

Fireside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fireside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
Lower Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Post came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Post
Two Mile Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Mile Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile Village

How Far From Two and One-Half Mile Village 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 Two and One-Half Mile Village to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Two and One-Half Mile Village and extending to:

Whitehorse, which is the Territorial Capital of Yukon, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Two and One-Half Mile Village to Whitehorse, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 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 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Two and One-Half Mile Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.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>	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 from Point A (ie- Two and One-Half Mile Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Two and One-Half Mile Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.1433, Longitude: -128.8806
<3>	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.
<4>	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 Two and One-Half Mile Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 346.529 degrees.
<6>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 349.394 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 330.93 degrees.