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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimbo ...
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.
- Balls Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Falls
- Balls Falls has also been known as:
- Balls Mill
- Glen Elgin
- Louthe Mills
- Cherry Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Heights
- Darling Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darling Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Road
- Empire Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassie
- King's Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King's Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Forest
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Silverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stoney Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vineland Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Kimbo 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 Kimbo to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kimbo and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 250 miles [402.3 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Kimbo to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,821 miles [9,368 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kimbo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kimbo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimbo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1280, Longitude: -79.6275 |
| <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 Kimbo 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 309.184 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.561 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.222 degrees. |
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