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Communities Also Named Kearney ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Kearney.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Kearney.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these sixteen communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Kearney #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Kearney.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kearney [Calhoun County].
    • Arkansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kearney is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kearney.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kearney [Los Angeles County].
    • Kansas
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kearney [Grant County].
      • Hamilton 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 Kearney [Hamilton County].
      • Kearny 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 Kearney [Kearny County].
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Kearney is located in Garrett County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Kearney.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Kearney is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Kearney.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Kearney is located in Clay County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Kearney.
    • Nebraska
      • Buffalo County
      • This Kearney is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<3> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Kearney.
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Kearney [Essex County].
    • New Mexico
      • Otero County
      • This Kearney is located in Otero County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Kearney.
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin County
      • This Kearney is located in Franklin County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Kearney.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Kearney is located in Bedford County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Kearney.
      • Bucks County
      • This Kearney is located in Bucks County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Kearney.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kearney [Laurens County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kearney ...

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.

  • Centurion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion
  • Clear Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doe Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Lake
  • Fern Glen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
  • Hartfell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfell
  • Kennedys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedys came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
  • Pickerel Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Lake
  • Sand Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wiseman's Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiseman's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman's Corners

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 168 miles [270.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kearney to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Kearney: www.townofkearney.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kearney 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.
<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 Kearney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Kearney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kearney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5894, Longitude: -79.1786    
<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 Kearney 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 308.672 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.374 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.965 degrees.




 

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