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Communities Also Named Ashby ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Ashby.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Ashby.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other eleven communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Ashby is located in Bibb County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Ashby.
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ashby [Franklin County].
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ashby [Pike County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Ashby is located in Middlesex County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Ashby.
    • Minnesota
      • Grant County
      • This Ashby is located in Grant County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Ashby.
    • Nebraska
      • Grant County
      • This Ashby is located in Grant County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Ashby.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ashby [Grainger County].
    • Texas
      • Matagorda County
      • This Ashby is located in Matagorda County and lies 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Ashby.
    • Virginia
      • Cumberland County
      • This Ashby is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Ashby.
      • Warren County
      • This Ashby is located in Warren County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Ashby.
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • This Ashby is located in Adams County and lies 2,681 miles [4,314.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Ashby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashby ...

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.

  • Belgiumtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Blacketts Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacketts Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacketts Lake
  • Caribou Marsh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou Marsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou Marsh
  • Dutch Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Brook
  • Edwardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
  • Front Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Lake
  • Grand Lake Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Road
  • Hills Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Road
  • Kaneville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaneville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
  • Little Bras d'Or
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bras d'Or came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bras d'Or
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Bras d'Or <5>
  • Meadows Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Road
  • Prime Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prime Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prime Brook
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    • Rear Balls Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Balls Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Balls Creek
    • Reserve Mines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reserve Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve Mines
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve Mines <5>
    • Reserve Rows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reserve Rows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve Rows
    • River Ryan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Ryan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ryan
    • Scotchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchtown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown

How Far From Ashby to ...

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 Ashby to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ashby to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 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 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,489 miles [5,615 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1397, Longitude: -60.1689    
<2>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 Ashby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Ashby 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.
<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 Ashby 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 296.537 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 291.955 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.066 degrees.




 

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