Kirkland Lake
Built on gold mining and hockey, Kirkland Lake is a small town in Northeastern Ontario's Timiskaming District with an outsized place in Canadian sports history — broadcaster Foster Hewitt called it "the town that made the NHL." The town's name traces to Winnifred Kirkland, a secretary of the Ontario Department of Mines, after whom a nearby lake was named in 1907, though she never visited. A Heritage North museum preserves the town's mining and hockey legacy.
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- Population7,775
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 13 km8.1 mi
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Kirkland Lake: quick answers
Where is Kirkland Lake?
Kirkland Lake is in Canada.
How do you get to Kirkland Lake?
The nearest airport is Kirkland Lake (YKX), about 25 min away by road. The nearest train station is Cochrane, about 1 hr 48 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kirkland Lake?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -15°C5°F. The wettest month is September, with about 102 mm4.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kirkland Lake?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 3 restaurants, 2 cafés and 19 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.