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Communities Also Named Killarney ...

We found seven communities that share the name Killarney.

Within British Columbia, the name Killarney is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seven communities, six are located in Canada and three are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Killarney lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Killarney is located in Orange County and lies 2,596 miles [4,177.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Killarney.
    • Georgia
      • Early County
      • This Killarney is located in Early County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Killarney.
    • Manitoba
      • This Killarney lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the east.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Killarney.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Killarney.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Killarney is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Killarney.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Killarney ...

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.

  • Boundary Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Road
  • Garden Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Keith-Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith-Lynn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith-Lynn
  • Kelvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Metrotown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metrotown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metrotown
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Queens Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park
  • Still Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
  • Sunset
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Tucks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Killarney and extending to:

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Killarney to Victoria, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Killarney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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- Killarney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Killarney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.2248, Longitude: -123.0411    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Killarney 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 . 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Killarney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.529 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.268 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.099 degrees.




 

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