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33.415399, -92.813773
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We found 22 communities that share the name Kirkland.
Within Arkansas, the name Kirkland is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia County
This Kirkland is located in Escambia County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Kirkland.
Fayette County
This Kirkland is located in Fayette County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kirkland.
Arizona
Yavapai County
This Kirkland is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Kirkland.
Colorado
Weld County
This Kirkland is located in Weld County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Kirkland.
Florida
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Kirkland [Marion County].
Georgia
Atkinson County
This Kirkland is located in Atkinson County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atkinson County community of Kirkland.
Coffee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kirkland [Coffee County].
Jeff Davis County
This Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the east of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Kirkland.
Illinois
DeKalb County
This Kirkland is located in DeKalb County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kirkland.
Kentucky
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kirkland [Washington County].
New Brunswick
This Kirkland lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
New York
Oneida County
This Kirkland is located in Oneida County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Kirkland.
North Carolina
Cabarrus County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Kirkland [Cabarrus County].
New Hanover County
This Kirkland is located in New Hanover County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Kirkland.
Pennsylvania
Chester County
This Kirkland is located in Chester County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Kirkland.
Quebec
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Kirkland.
South Carolina
Kershaw County
This Kirkland is located in Kershaw County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the east of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Kirkland.
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Kirkland is located in Lincoln County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kirkland.
Williamson County
This Kirkland is located in Williamson County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Kirkland.
Texas
Childress County
This Kirkland is located in Childress County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Childress County community of Kirkland.
Washington
King County
This Kirkland is located in King County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kirkland that is located in Ouachita County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kirkland.
Wisconsin
Sauk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkland [Sauk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkland ...
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.
Cross Roads (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Kirkland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkland and extending to:
Camden, which is the Seat of Ouachita County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkland to Camden, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4154, Longitude: -92.8138 In this case, the coordinates for Kirkland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Kirkland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kirkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Kirkland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.404 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.60 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.822 degrees.