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Communities Also Named Ajax ...

We found ten communities that share the name Ajax.

Within Ontario, the name Ajax is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Perry 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 Kentucky community of Ajax [Perry County].
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Ajax is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Ajax.
    • Oregon
      • Gilliam 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 Oregon community of Ajax [Gilliam County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Ajax is located in Venango County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Ajax.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Ajax is located in Pennington County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Ajax.
    • Texas
      • Hays 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 Texas community of Ajax [Hays County].
      • Panola County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Panola County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Ajax.
    • Utah
      • Tooele 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 Utah community of Ajax [Tooele County].
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Ajax is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Ajax.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Ajax is located in Mingo County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Ajax.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ajax ...

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.

  • Cherrywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Cherrywood Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Station
  • Deckers Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Hill
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Fairport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Beach
  • Glen Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liverpool
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Rosebank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Rosebank Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Squires Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Beach

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ajax to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Ajax: www.townofajax.com/

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 Ajax 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ajax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ajax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8530, Longitude: -79.0222    
<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 Ajax, 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 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.
<6>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 Ajax to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.736 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.171 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.629 degrees.




 

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