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Communities Also Named McNeills Mills ...

We found one communities that share the name McNeills Mills.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named McNeills Mills.

Beyond Prince Edward Island.

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Curious and Interesting Names Near McNeills 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.

  • Alaska
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Freeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Lady Slipper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lady Slipper came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Slipper
  • Low Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Poplar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Portage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McNeills Mills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,641 miles [5,859.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McNeills Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McNeills Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6333, Longitude: -63.9667    
<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 McNeills Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.754 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.507 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.621 degrees.









 

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