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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mississippi 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.
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corkery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkery
- Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Marathon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotch Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- tenth (10th) Line Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Mississippi Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Mississippi Mills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mississippi Mills and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Mississippi Mills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,204 miles [6,765.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Mississippi Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mississippi Mills 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 Mississippi Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2317, Longitude: -76.1926 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.771 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.605 degrees. |
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