Kilrush is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Boulter Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] Kilrush is located northwest of the northwest side of Algonquin Provincial Park on Kilrush Lake in the Amable du Fond River drainage basin.
Kilrush | |
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| Etymology: Named for Kilrush, Ireland | |
  Kilrush Location of Kilrush in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′55″N 79°03′00″W / 46.09861°N 79.05000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Part | Nipissing, Unorganized South |
| Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code FSA | P0H |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
It lies on the now-abandoned Canadian National Railway Alderdale Subdivision, a section of track that was originally constructed as the Canadian Northern Railway main line, between Fossmill to the west and Coristine to the east.
References edit
- ^ "Kilrush". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
Other map sources:
- McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- Map 9 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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