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 | |
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.
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