Communities Also Named Mills Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Mills Point.
There is one other community in Prince Edward Island that is also named Mills Point.
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Mills Point ...
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.
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Indian River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
- Kelvin Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linkletter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reads Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Travellers Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Mills Point 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 Mills Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mills Point and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mills Point 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 5,048 miles [8,124 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 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,635 miles [5,850 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mills Point) 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 Mills Point 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 Mills Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4500, Longitude: -63.7167 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.621 degrees. |