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Communities Also Named Kingsgate ...

We found six communities that share the name Kingsgate.

Within British Columbia, the name Kingsgate is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Kingsgate is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Kingsgate.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Kingsgate [Hamilton County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Kingsgate is located in Greenville County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Kingsgate.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Kingsgate is located in Knox County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Kingsgate.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Kingsgate.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Kingsgate is located in King County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kingsgate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsgate ...

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.

  • Canyon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Crossport
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossport
    • Crossport is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Eileen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eileen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
    • Eileen is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Goatfell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goatfell
  • Good Grief
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Grief have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grief
    • Good Grief is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Lister
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lister came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lister
  • Meadow Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
    • Meadow Creek is located in Boundary County (ID)
  • Threemile Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threemile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Corner
    • Threemile Corner is located in Boundary County (ID)

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsgate to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsgate. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsgate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0000, Longitude: -116.1833    
<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 Kingsgate 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kingsgate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.894 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.762 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.611 degrees.




 

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