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Communities Also Named Victoria Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Victoria Mills.

There is one other community in Ontario that is also named Victoria Mills.

Beyond Ontario.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria 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.

  • Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Little Buffalo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Credit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sixty Nine (69) Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Smooth Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sour Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Springvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Victoria Mills 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 Victoria Mills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Victoria Mills and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Victoria Mills 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Victoria Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Victoria Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0189, Longitude: -80.2056    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.561 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.97 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.545 degrees.