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Communities Also Named Miller Lake West ...

We found one communities that are also named Miller Lake West.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Miller Lake West.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Lake West ...

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.

  • Dyers Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Hopeness
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeness
  • Lions Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monument Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Woman's River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pike Bay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Bay
  • Spry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
  • Stokes Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

How Far From Miller Lake West 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 Miller Lake West to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Miller Lake West to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>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- Miller Lake West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Miller Lake West 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 Miller Lake West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0953, Longitude: -81.4025    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.182 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.992 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.318 degrees.