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Communities Also Named Kenton ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Kenton.

Within Manitoba, the name Kenton is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Kenton is located in Kent County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Kenton.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • Although located in Cook County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Kenton.
    • Kansas
      • Geary 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 Kansas community of Kenton [Geary County].
      • Greenwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kenton [Greenwood County].
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Kenton is located in Kenton County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Kenton.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Kenton is located in Houghton County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Kenton.
    • Missouri
      • Christian 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 Missouri community of Kenton [Christian County].
      • Scott County
      • This Kenton is located in Scott County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Kenton.
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This Kenton is located in Hardin County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Kenton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cimarron County
      • This Kenton is located in Cimarron County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Kenton.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Kenton is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Kenton.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This Kenton is located in Gibson County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Kenton.
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge 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 West Virginia community of Kenton [Doddridge County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenton ...

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.

  • Floors
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floors came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floors
  • Harmsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmsworth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmsworth
  • Maples
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Norman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Parks Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pope ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Rivers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers
  • Two Creeks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Creeks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Creeks
  • Viola Dale ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Dale
  • Wheatland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kenton to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9886, Longitude: -100.6140    
<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 Kenton 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>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.
<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 Kenton 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 323.689 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.921 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.629 degrees.




 

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