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Communities Also Named Erin Mills ...

We found one communities that share the name Erin Mills.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Erin Mills.

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  • Communities Located In Ontario ...

Curious and Interesting Names Near Erin Mills ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Erindale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
  • Kent Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meadow Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
  • Park Royal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royal
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Streetsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Streetsville Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streetsville Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetsville Junction
  • Vista Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 235 miles [378.2 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Erin Mills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Erin Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erin Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5400, Longitude: -79.6847    
<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 Erin Mills 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 309.188 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.63 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.084 degrees.









 

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