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Curious and Interesting Names Near Strathnaver ...

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.

  • Cinema
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinema came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Cottonwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Moose Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Red Bluff
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Red Rock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Stoner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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  • Ten Mile Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Woodpecker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodpecker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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How Far From Strathnaver to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Strathnaver to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Strathnaver and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Strathnaver to Victoria, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 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 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strathnaver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strathnaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.3500, Longitude: -122.5333    
<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 Strathnaver 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 341.217 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.121 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.327 degrees.









 

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