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Communities Also Named Fauquier ...

We found one communities that share the name Fauquier.

Within British Columbia, the name Fauquier is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, there is another community also named Fauquier in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Fauquier lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fauquier ...

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.

  • Applegrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applegrove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegrove
  • Box Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Lake
  • Hills
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Passmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passmore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Passmore <3>

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fauquier to Victoria, 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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fauquier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fauquier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8833, Longitude: -118.0833    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Fauquier 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 337.471 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.636 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.746 degrees.









 

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