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Communities Also Named Larkin ...

We found seven communities that share the name Larkin.

Within British Columbia, the name Larkin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Larkin is located in Jackson County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Larkin.
    • Arkansas
      • Izard County
      • This Larkin is located in Izard County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Larkin.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Larkin.
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Larkin [Pawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Larkin [Christian County].
    • Michigan
      • Midland County
      • This Larkin is located in Midland County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Larkin.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Larkin is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Larkin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larkin ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Coldstream
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Deep Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Falkland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkland <5>
  • Hullcar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hullcar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullcar
  • Mabel Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Lake
  • Trinity Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Valley
  • Yankee Flats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Flats

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

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Larkin to Victoria, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Larkin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Larkin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.3667, Longitude: -119.2333    
<2>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 Larkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Larkin 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Larkin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.427 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.765 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.45 degrees.




 

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