Kirkwood
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United States:
- Kirkwood, CaliforniaKirkwood, CaliforniaKirkwood is a census-designated place in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. The population was 158 at the 2010 census. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The town is accessible by State Route 88...
, in Alpine County- Kirkwood Mountain ResortKirkwood Mountain ResortKirkwood Mountain Resort is a year-round resort in Kirkwood, California south of Lake Tahoe that focuses on skiing and snowboarding in winter and hiking and mountain-biking in summer. Kirkwood is one of the region's larger resorts, and is well known for having one of the highest average snowfalls...
- Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- Kirkwood, Glenn County, CaliforniaKirkwood, Glenn County, CaliforniaKirkwood is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It lies at an elevation of 220 feet ....
- Kirkwood, DelawareKirkwood, DelawareKirkwood is an unincorporated community in central New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It lies along Delaware Route 71, southwest of the city of Wilmington, the county seat of New Castle County. Its elevation is 69 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with...
- Kirkwood (Atlanta)Kirkwood (Atlanta)Kirkwood is a neighborhood in eastern Atlanta, Georgia that was designed by architect, Will Saunders. It is situated entirely in DeKalb County and near Lake Claire, East Lake, and Oakhurst. Kirkwood is bound on the north by DeKalb Avenue and on the south by Memorial Drive...
, Georgia - Kirkwood, IllinoisKirkwood, IllinoisKirkwood is a village in Warren County, Illinois, United States. The population was 794 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Kirkwood, MissouriKirkwood, MissouriKirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,540. Founded in 1853, the city is named for James Pugh Kirkwood, builder of the Pacific Railroad through that town. It was the first planned suburb located west...
- Kirkwood, New JerseyKirkwood, New JerseyKirkwood is an unincorporated area within Voorhees Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Together with Voorhees and Kirkwood Voorhees, the area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08043....
- Kirkwood, New YorkKirkwood, New YorkKirkwood is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 5,651 at the 2000 census. The town is named after James P. Kirkwood, who was an engineer responsible for constructing the local railroad....
- Kirkwood, OhioKirkwood, OhioKirkwood is a rural unincorporated community located at the intersection of Kirkwood and River Roads in southwestern Orange Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States....
- Kirkwood, PennsylvaniaKirkwood, PennsylvaniaKirkwood is a farming town located in Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Lancaster Metro area, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, near the Chester County border. The zip code is 17536....
- Kirkwood Community CollegeKirkwood Community CollegeKirkwood Community College is a two-year Liberal Arts college serving seven counties in Iowa. Kirkwood's main campus is in Cedar Rapids, with additional campuses in Marion, Iowa City, Belle Plaine, Monticello, Tipton, Vinton, Washington and Williamsburg....
in Iowa - Kirkwood Highway, part of Delaware Route 2
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- Kirkwood Estate, East AyrshireKirkwood Estate, East AyrshireThe Lands of Kirkwood formed a small estate in the Parish of Stewarton, East Ayrshire lying between Stewarton and Dunlop, which in 1678 became part of the Lainshaw Estate. Kirkwood remains as a farm in 2010.-The lairds of Kirkwood:...
, Scotland, United Kingdom - Kirkwood, Eastern CapeKirkwood, Eastern CapeKirkwood is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Sundays River in the eponymously-named Sundays River Valley, which forms part of the Sundays River Valley Municipality in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape....
, a town in South Africa - Kirkwood, Coatbridge, an area in CoatbridgeCoatbridgeCoatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
, Scotland, United Kingdom- Kirkwood railway stationKirkwood railway stationKirkwood railway station is located in the Kirkwood area of Coatbridge, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line, east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by First ScotRail.-Services:...
- Kirkwood railway station
- Kirkwood, New Brunswick, Canada
Structures
- Kirkwood (Eutaw, Alabama)Kirkwood (Eutaw, Alabama)Kirkwood is a historic plantation house in Eutaw, Alabama. The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934 and by Carol M. Highsmith in 2010. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1976, due to its architectural...
, a house in Eutaw, Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places
Surname
- Archy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of KirkhopeArchy Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of KirkhopeSir Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, PC is a politician in the United Kingdom.-Education:Lord Kirkwood was educated at Cranhill School in Cranhill, Glasgow and studied Pharmacy at Heriot-Watt University, gaining a BSc in 1971...
, British politician - Carly Kirkwood, New Zealand journalist
- Carol KirkwoodCarol KirkwoodCarol Kirkwood is a Scottish weather presenter, employed by the Met Office and best known for forecasting the weather for BBC Breakfast.-Early life:...
, Scottish BBC TV presenter - Cris KirkwoodCris KirkwoodChristopher "Cris" Kirkwood is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band.-Biography:...
, American bassist - Curt KirkwoodCurt KirkwoodCurtis Matthew Kirkwood is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, but currently resides in Austin, Texas....
, American guitarist - Dan KirkwoodDan KirkwoodDaniel "Dan" Kirkwood was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Rangers and scored 76 goals from 205 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Swindon Town. He played as an inside right.Kirkwood was...
, Scottish footballer - Daniel KirkwoodDaniel KirkwoodDaniel Kirkwood was an American astronomer.Born in Harford County, Maryland, he was graduated in mathematics from the York County Academy in York, Pennsylvania in 1838...
, nineteenth century American astronomer - David KirkwoodDavid KirkwoodDavid Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood, PC was a socialist from the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, viewed as a leading figure of the Red Clydeside era.Kirkwood was educated at Parkhead Public School and was trained as an engineer....
, British politician - Davie KirkwoodDavie KirkwoodDavie Kirkwood is a Scottish former professional football player.Kirkwood started his career with East Fife and joined Rangers under Graeme Souness in 1987. After a disappointing spell in Glasgow he re-joined The Fifers on loan and signed for Hearts...
, Scottish football player - Jimmy KirkwoodJimmy KirkwoodJames W. Kirkwood is a former field hockey player and Irish cricketer, who was born in Northern Ireland.-Hockey:Kirkwood was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
, Irish field hockey player - Joe Kirkwood, Sr.Joe Kirkwood, Sr.Joseph Henry Kirkwood, Sr. was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map....
, Australian golfer - Joe Kirkwood, Jr.Joe Kirkwood, Jr.Joe Kirkwood, Jr. is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour, and a motion picture actor.Kirkwood was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father Joe Kirkwood, Sr., who was a golf pro and who taught him to play golf, is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map. In 1948, he...
, Australian golfer and actor - John Gamble KirkwoodJohn Gamble KirkwoodJohn "Jack" Gamble Kirkwood was a noted chemist and physicist, holding faculty positions at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, and Yale University.-Early life and background:Kirkwood was born in Gotebo, Oklahoma, the oldest child of John Millard and...
, chemist and physicist - Robert C. KirkwoodRobert C. KirkwoodRobert C. Kirkwood served as a member of the California State Assembly representing part of Santa Clara County from 1947 until 1953, when he resigned to accept an appointment as California State Controller by Governor Earl Warren...
, American politician - Samuel J. KirkwoodSamuel J. KirkwoodSamuel Jordan Kirkwood , was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.-Early life and career:...
, American politician, governor of Iowa during the US Civil War - Thomas KirkwoodThomas KirkwoodThomas Burton Loram Kirkwood CBE is an English biologist who made his contribution to the biology of ageing by proposing the concept of Disposable soma. He is currently a researcher in Newcastle University and heads The Institute for Ageing and Health in its School of Clinical Medical Sciences...
, English biologist - Te Rongo KirkwoodTe Rongo KirkwoodTe Rongo Kirkwood is a Māori heritage artist from Auckland, New Zealand, known for her glass art, particularly in fused and slumped glass.Her works have won recognition in a range of competitions and exhibitions, including being selected as one of 33 finalists in the Australian Ranamok awards and...
, a New Zealand sculptor
Other uses
- Baron KirkwoodBaron KirkwoodBaron Kirkwood, of Bearsden in the County of Dunbarton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish engineer, trade unionist, Independent Labour Party and later Labour politician, David Kirkwood...
, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom - Kirkwood approximationKirkwood approximationThe Kirkwood superposition approximation was introduced by Matsuda as a means of representing a discrete probability distribution. The name apparently refers to a 1942 paper by John G. Kirkwood...
- Kirkwood (crater)Kirkwood (crater)Kirkwood is a well-formed lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, on the northern hemisphere. It lies just to the northeast of the crater Sommerfeld, and Hippocrates is located to the east-northeast....
- Kirkwood gapKirkwood gapA Kirkwood gap is a gap or dip in the distribution of main-belt asteroids with semi-major axis , as seen in the histogram below...
- Kirkwood, a SoC by MarvellMarvell Technology GroupMarvell is an American producer of storage, communications and consumer semiconductor products.Founded in 1995, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has operations worldwide and approximately 5,700 employees. Marvell’s U.S. operating subsidiary is based in Santa Clara, California and Marvell has...
used in Plug ComputersPlug computerA plug computer is a small form factor server for use in the home or office. Compared to their PC-based counterparts, plug computers are lower cost, consume less power, often do not have a video card, and are intended to be powered up at all times...
, such as the SheevaPlugSheevaPlugThe SheevaPlug is a "plug computer" designed to allow standard computing features in as small a space as possible.One of the first such computers on the market, the device has a 1.2 GHz Marvell Kirkwood 6281 ARM-compatible CPU . The operating system is Ubuntu Linux version 9.04...
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