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Communities Also Named Ayr ...

We found nine communities that share the name Ayr.

Within Ontario, the name Ayr is unique.

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

In addition to the above occurrences of Ayr, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Marshall 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 Indiana community of Ayr [Marshall County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Kansas community of Ayr [Butler County].
    • Michigan
      • Emmet County
      • This Ayr is located in Emmet County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Ayr.
    • Nebraska
      • Adams County
      • This Ayr is located in Adams County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Ayr.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Ayr [Rutherford County].
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Ayr is located in Cass County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Ayr.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fulton 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 Pennsylvania community of Ayr [Fulton County].
    • Texas
      • Deaf Smith County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Deaf Smith County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Ayr.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 3,331 miles [5,360.7 km]<2> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ayr ...

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.

  • Blair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blink Bonnie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blink Bonnie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blink Bonnie
  • Bruces
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruces came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruces
  • Canning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
    • Former name for Canning:
    • Mudge Hollow
  • Falkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • German Mills ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
    • Former names for German Mills:
    • Bleam's Mills
    • Edinburgh
    • Hopewell Mills
    • Jewsburg
  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Littles Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Richwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Rockway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway
    • Roseville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Showers Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Showers Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showers Corners
    • Windfall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall

How Far From Ayr to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ayr to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ayr. 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 Ayr 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ayr) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ayr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2856, Longitude: -80.4499    
<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 Ayr, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Ayr to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.698 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.166 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.559 degrees.




 

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