We found twelve communities that share the name Irishtown.
There are two communities within Newfoundland and Labrador that are also named Irishtown.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, four are located in Canada and eight are in the United States.
Communities Located In Newfoundland and Labrador ...
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Irishtown.
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 Newfoundland and Labrador community of Irishtown.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Amador County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Irishtown [Amador County].
New Brunswick
This Irishtown lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<3> to the west.
New York
Essex County
This Irishtown is located in Essex County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<3> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Irishtown.
Pennsylvania
Adams County
This Irishtown is located in Adams County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<3> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Irishtown.
Clearfield County
This Irishtown is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Irishtown.
Fayette County
This Irishtown is located in Fayette County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Irishtown.
Lancaster County
This Irishtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Irishtown.
McKean County
This Irishtown is located in McKean County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Irishtown.
Mercer County
This Irishtown is located in Mercer County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Irishtown.
Prince Edward Island
This Irishtown lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<3> to the west.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irishtown ...
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.
Burnt Cove (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Irishtown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irishtown and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Irishtown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 63 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 43 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,135 miles [5,045.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Irishtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Irishtown 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>
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- Irishtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irishtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3167, Longitude: -52.8167
<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.
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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.
<7>
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 Irishtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 291.565 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 286.71 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.324 degrees.