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Communities Also Named Ash ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Ash.

Within Ontario, the name Ash is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Madera 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 Ash [Madera County].
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Ash is located in Paulding County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Ash.
    • Maryland
      • Washington 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 Maryland community of Ash [Washington County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette 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 Michigan community of Ash [Marquette County].
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ash [Wayne County].
      • Wexford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ash [Wexford County].
    • Minnesota
      • Grant 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 Minnesota community of Ash [Grant County].
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This Ash is located in Monroe County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ash.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Ash is located in Brunswick County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Ash.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin 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 Ohio community of Ash [Franklin County].
      • Licking 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 Ohio community of Ash [Licking County].
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Ash is located in Douglas County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ash.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Ash [Chester County].
    • Texas
      • Henderson 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 Texas community of Ash [Henderson County].
      • Houston County
      • This Ash is located in Houston County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Ash.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Ash is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Ash.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This Ash is located in Mason County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Ash.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ash ...

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.

  • Cedar Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Gardens
  • Freeman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Kent Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
  • Longmoor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longmoor came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmoor
  • Lowville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Martins Mills ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
  • Milltown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Nelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Roseland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ash to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Ash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Ash) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4389, Longitude: -79.8161    
<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 Ash 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 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 Ash 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 309.28 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.718 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.189 degrees.




 

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