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Communities Also Named Atherton ...
We found eight communities that share the name Atherton.
Within Ontario, the name Atherton is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Atherton is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Atherton.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Atherton is located in Vigo County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Atherton.
- Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish
- This Atherton is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Atherton.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Atherton [Middlesex County].
- Michigan
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Atherton [Huron County].
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Atherton is located in Jackson County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Atherton.
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Atherton [Saint Louis County].
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Atherton [Licking County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atherton ...
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.
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greens Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House Corner
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynn Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Valley
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Rattlesnake Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Harbour
- Round Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Teeterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Atherton 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 Atherton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atherton and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Atherton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Atherton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atherton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atherton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8229, Longitude: -80.4474 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Atherton 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Atherton 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 309.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.129 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.739 degrees. |
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