RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Province of Newfoundland and Labrador >> Irishtown >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Communities Also Named Irishtown ...

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 ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Irishtown #1
      • This Irishtown lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • The profile page for Irishtown #2
      • 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<3> 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 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • This Irishtown is located in Essex County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> 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 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,083 miles [1,742.9 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 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Irishtown.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Irishtown lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.

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.

  • Birchy Cove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchy Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchy Cove
  • Corner Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Curling
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curling came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curling
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Halfway Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Point
  • Hughes Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Brook
  • Johns Beach ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Beach
  • Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Riverhead ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverhead

How Far From Irishtown 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 town such as Irishtown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Irishtown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Irishtown and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> 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 most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 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 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,323 miles [5,347.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 48.9833, Longitude: -57.9833    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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 294.21 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.97 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.639 degrees.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 21 Apr 2025