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Communities Also Named North Kingston ...

We found two communities that are also named North Kingston.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named North Kingston.

Beyond Nova Scotia, there is another community also named North Kingston in Canada and the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This North Kingston is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of North Kingston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Kingston ...

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.

  • Factorydale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Forest Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Margaretsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prince Albert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockville Notch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spa Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

How Far From North Kingston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Kingston to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Kingston to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,732 miles [6,006.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- North Kingston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 North Kingston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Kingston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0156, Longitude: -64.9572    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.775 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.338 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 296.197 degrees.