Communities Also Named Six Mile Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Six Mile Corner.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Six Mile Corner.
Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Six Mile Corner in Canada and the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Billings County
- This Six Mile Corner is located in Billings County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Billings County community of Six Mile Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Mile 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.
- Eagle River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oxdrift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxdrift
- Two Mile Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Six Mile Corner 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 Six Mile Corner to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Six Mile Corner and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Six Mile Corner to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Six Mile Corner) 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 Six Mile 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 Six Mile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7847, Longitude: -92.7044 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.791 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.24 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.908 degrees. |