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Curious and Interesting Names Near Call's 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.

  • Bolton Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Bondville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Chapel's Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Fisher's Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher's Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Freeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Grey Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Iron Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Mansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Mapledale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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  • Nine Holes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Holes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
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How Far From Call's 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 Call's Mills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Call's Mills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Call's Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Call's Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1828, Longitude: -72.6169    
<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 Call's 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 304.497 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.84 degrees.









 

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