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Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunter 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.
- Camp Grounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camp Grounds is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
- Chapel's Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Joy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
- Mystic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Pigeon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Hunter Mills 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 Hunter Mills to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hunter Mills and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hunter Mills to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,071 miles [6,551.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hunter Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hunter 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 Hunter Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0650, Longitude: -72.8675 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.674 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.812 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.026 degrees. |
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