Welcome to Athol ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athol, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Athol is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Athol lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Athol: 902 & 782<2>

Communities Also Named Athol ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Athol - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri (2), New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Athol.

Communities near Athol ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Athol.

Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amherst
- From Athol to Amherst
Sackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackville <3>
Springhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Springhill
- From Athol to Springhill
Sackville Parish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackville Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville Parish
Parrsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrsboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrsboro <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parrsboro
- From Athol to Parrsboro
Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oxford
- From Athol to Oxford
Chignecto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chignecto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chignecto
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chignecto
- From Athol to Chignecto
East Southampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Southampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Southampton
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Southampton
- From Athol to East Southampton
Harrison Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Road
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrison Road
- From Athol to Harrison Road
Jubilee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jubilee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jubilee
- From Athol to Jubilee

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athol ...

Looking for more information about Athol? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Athol, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Athol.

Adding Athol to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Athol was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athol.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Athol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Athol area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Athol area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.