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Communities Also Named Rock Mills ...
We found five communities that share the name Rock Mills.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Rock Mills.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these four communities, one is located in Canada and the other four communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Rock Mills is located in Randolph County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Rock Mills.
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Rock Mills [Alameda County].
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Rock Mills is located in Fayette County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rock Mills.
- Virginia
- Rappahannock County
- This Rock Mills is located in Rappahannock County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Rock Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock 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.
- Beaverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Irish Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Lake
- Lady Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lady Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Bank
- Little Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Markdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Wing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
- Rob Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
How Far From Rock 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 community such as Rock Mills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Mills and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Mills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2894, Longitude: -80.4953 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rock Mills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rock Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.651 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.27 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.182 degrees. |
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