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Curious and Interesting Names Near Rainy Hollow ...

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.

  • Bear Camp ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Covenant Life
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Life have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Mosquito Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Lake
  • Pleasant Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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How Far From Rainy Hollow 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 Rainy Hollow to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Rainy Hollow and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Rainy Hollow to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,627 miles [4,227.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 103 days and walking would take 150 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Rainy Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rainy Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 59.5500, Longitude: -136.5333    
<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 Rainy Hollow 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 353.007 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 356.569 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 336.652 degrees.









 

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