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Communities Also Named Kars ...

We found one communities that share the name Kars.

Within Ontario, the name Kars is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Kars in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Kars lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kars ...

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.

  • Ficko
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ficko came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficko
  • Goodstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodstown
  • Hallville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
  • Hearts Desire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearts Desire came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Desire
  • Herbert Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jockvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jockvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockvale
  • Pierces Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Elm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Elm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Elm

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Kars to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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- Kars) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1528, Longitude: -75.6481    
<2>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.
<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 Kars to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.431 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.792 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.369 degrees.









 

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