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Communities Also Named Kitchener ...

We found three communities that are also named Kitchener.

Within Ontario, the name Kitchener is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other two communities are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Kitchener lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Kitchener is located in Neshoba County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Kitchener.
    • Ohio
      • Warren 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 Ohio community of Kitchener [Warren County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitchener ...

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.

How Far From Kitchener to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Kitchener to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kitchener to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Kitchener) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kitchener, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Kitchener 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 Kitchener. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4529, Longitude: -80.4982    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.214 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.517 degrees.