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Communities Also Named Kintyre ...
We found four communities that share the name Kintyre.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Kintyre.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ontario ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Dawson 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 Montana community of Kintyre [Dawson County].
- Valley County
- This Kintyre is located in Valley County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Kintyre.
- North Dakota
- Emmons County
- This Kintyre is located in Emmons County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Kintyre.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kintyre ...
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.
- Botany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botany came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botany
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cairo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearville
- Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Highgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Largie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largie
- Ridgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Kintyre 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 Kintyre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kintyre and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Kintyre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Kintyre 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kintyre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kintyre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5625, Longitude: -81.7536 |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Kintyre 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 310.581 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.053 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.468 degrees. |
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