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Communities Also Named Ashburn ...

We found seven communities that share the name Ashburn.

Within Ontario, the name Ashburn is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashburn [Glynn County].
      • Turner County
      • This Ashburn is located in Turner County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Ashburn.
      • Worth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashburn [Worth County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Ashburn is located in Cook County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Ashburn.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • This Ashburn is located in Pike County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Ashburn.
    • Tennessee
      • Robertson County
      • This Ashburn is located in Robertson County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Ashburn.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Ashburn is located in Loudoun County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Ashburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashburn ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Ajax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Shores
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Shores came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Coronation Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Gardens
  • Deckers Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Hill
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Glasgow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glen Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
  • Goodwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
  • Green River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Greenbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Harmony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Honey's Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey's Beach
    • Lincolnville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mitchells Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corners
    • Prince Albert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Albert came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Albert
    • Prospect
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Purple Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View

How Far From Ashburn to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ashburn to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashburn and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashburn to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ashburn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0022, Longitude: -78.9955    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ashburn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.706 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.16 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.554 degrees.




 

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