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Curious and Interesting Names Near King Kirkland Station ...
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.
- Beaver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Diamond Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- King Kirkland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosegrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosegrove Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swastika
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swastika
- Virginiatown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
How Far From King Kirkland Station 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 King Kirkland Station to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in King Kirkland Station and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from King Kirkland Station to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,248 miles [6,836.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- King Kirkland Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 King Kirkland Station 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 King Kirkland Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1547, Longitude: -79.9522 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.229 degrees. |
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