Feir Mill (Ontario) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Curious and Interesting Names Near Feir Mill ...

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.

Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
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- From your current location to Bethany
- From Feir Mill to Bethany
Fee's Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- From your current location to Fee's Landing
- From Feir Mill to Fee's Landing
Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- From your current location to Fleetwood
- From Feir Mill to Fleetwood
Fox's Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- From your current location to Fox's Corners
- From Feir Mill to Fox's Corners
Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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Hillhead Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- From your current location to Hillhead Corners
- From Feir Mill to Hillhead Corners
Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
Mount Horeb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
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Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- From your current location to Mount Pleasant
- From Feir Mill to Mount Pleasant
Orange Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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- From your current location to Orange Corners
- From Feir Mill to Orange Corners
Viewlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- From your current location to Viewlake
- From Feir Mill to Viewlake

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

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 163 miles [262.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Feir Mill to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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>	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>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Feir Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Feir Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2755, Longitude: -78.6259
<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 Feir Mill 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 308.443 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.907 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.254 degrees.