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Communities Also Named Athol ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Athol.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Athol.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Athol #1
      • This Athol lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • 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 Colorado community of Athol [Weld County].
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • 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 Georgia community of Athol [Jones County].
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Athol is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Athol.
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • 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 Illinois community of Athol [Logan County].
    • Kansas
      • Smith County
      • This Athol is located in Smith County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Athol.
    • Kentucky
      • Lee County
      • This Athol is located in Lee County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Athol.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Athol is located in Wicomico County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Athol.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Athol is located in Worcester County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Athol.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This Athol is located in Bates County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Athol.
      • Jackson County
      • This Athol is located in Jackson County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Athol.
    • New York
      • Warren County
      • This Athol is located in Warren County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Athol.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Athol lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Athol [Berks County].
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • This Athol is located in Spink County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Athol.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • This Athol is located in Laramie County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Athol.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Athol ...

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.

  • Big Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Cherry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <4>
  • Fawcettville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawcettville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcettville
  • Gilbert Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Huffs Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffs Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corners
  • Prince Edward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Edward
  • Rosehall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehall
  • Salmon Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Banks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Banks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Banks

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Athol to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,295 miles [6,912.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Athol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9210, Longitude: -77.2306    
<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 Athol 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Athol 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 307.586 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.887 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.722 degrees.




 

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