Welcome to Athol ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athol, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Athol is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Athol lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Athol is located in the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Athol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Athol - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Athol.

Communities near Athol ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Athol.

• Amherst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
• Sackville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackville <2>
• Springhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
• Sackville Parish
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville Parish
• Parrsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrsboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrsboro <2>
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
• East Southampton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Southampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Southampton
• Harrison Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Road
• Jubilee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jubilee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
• Fenwick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenwick came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athol ...

Looking for more information about Athol? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Athol, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Athol.

Adding Athol to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Athol was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athol.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca