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41.955098, -71.606176
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We found five communities that are also named Tarkiln.
Within Rhode Island, the name Tarkiln is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Lawrence County
This Tarkiln is located in Lawrence County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Tarkiln.
Morgan County
This Tarkiln is located in Morgan County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the west southwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Tarkiln.
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
This Tarkiln is located in Plymouth County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east of the Tarkiln that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Tarkiln.
Virginia
Patrick County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tarkiln [Patrick County].
Russell County
This Tarkiln is located in Russell County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Tarkiln.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarkiln ...
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.
Branch Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 community such as Tarkiln to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tarkiln and extending to:
Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tarkiln to Providence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tarkiln) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tarkiln 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 county. 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.
<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 Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9551, Longitude: -71.6062 In this case, the coordinates for Tarkiln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.361 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.937 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.02 degrees.