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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mills Siding ...
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.
- Clarenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deep Bight
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliotts Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Cove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Sandy Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Random Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Head Beach ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snooks Brook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snooks Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Mills Siding 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 Mills Siding to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Mills Siding once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mills Siding and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mills Siding to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 59 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,168 miles [5,098.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Mills Siding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mills Siding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mills Siding to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mills Siding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1833, Longitude: -53.9833 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.318 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.143 degrees. |
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