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Communities Also Named Victoria Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Victoria Hills.

Within Ontario, the name Victoria Hills is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Victoria Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Victoria Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Victoria Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Hills ...

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.

  • Blair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Fisher Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • German Mills ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
    • Former names for German Mills:
    • Bleam's Mills
    • Edinburgh
    • Hopewell Mills
    • Jewsburg
  • Josephsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lakeshore Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maryhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway
  • Roseville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stanley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

How Far From Victoria Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Victoria Hills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Victoria Hills 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 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Victoria Hills) 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 Victoria Hills 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 Victoria Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4475, Longitude: -80.4964    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.716 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.212 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.519 degrees.