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Communities Also Named Kirke ...

We found one communities that share the name Kirke.

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

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Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirke ...

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.

  • Florida
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Low Bush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Bush came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Bush
  • Low Bush River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Bush River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Bush River
  • Mace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mace came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
  • Nellie Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie Lake
  • Potter
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Twin Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
  • Welsh
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Wings
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kirke and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kirke to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>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 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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>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- Kirke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9244, Longitude: -80.2375    
<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 Kirke 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 309.007 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.287 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.033 degrees.









 

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