We found four communities that share the name Dalkeith.
Within Ontario, the name Dalkeith is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dalkeith, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Gulf County
This Dalkeith is located in Gulf County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of Dalkeith.
Louisiana
Madison Parish
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 Louisiana community of Dalkeith [Madison Parish].
Communities Beyond North America ...
Australia
- Western Australia
Distance: 11,349 miles [18,264.4 km]<1> to the northwest
Scotland
Distance: 3,064 miles [4,931 km]<1> to the northeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalkeith ...
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.
Barb (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barb came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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 Dalkeith to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dalkeith and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Dalkeith to Parliament Hill, 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,129 miles [6,645 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dalkeith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dalkeith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4145, Longitude: -74.5422
<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 Dalkeith 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 Dalkeith 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 305.687 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.003 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.684 degrees.