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Communities Also Named Millers Corner ...

We found three communities that are also named Millers Corner.

Within Ontario, the name Millers Corner is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Millers Corner is located in Wyoming County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Millers Corner.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Millers Corner lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Millers Corner is located in Schuylkill County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Millers Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Corner ...

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.

  • Bath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Emerald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
  • Fredericksburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hay Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Bay
  • Hayburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayburn
  • Links Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Storms Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Violet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

How Far From Millers Corner 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 Millers Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millers Corner and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Millers Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Millers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Millers Corner 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 Millers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1889, Longitude: -76.8322    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.304 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.613 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.407 degrees.