There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Avon.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 38 communities, three are located in Canada and 37 are in the United States.
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 Ontario community of Avon.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Houston County
This Avon is located in Houston County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Avon.
Arkansas
Sevier County
This Avon is located in Sevier County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Avon.
California
Butte 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 California community of Avon [Butte County].
Contra Costa County
This Avon is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,165 miles [3,484.2 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Avon.
Colorado
Eagle County
This Avon is located in Eagle County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Avon.
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Avon is located in Hartford County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Avon.
Idaho
Latah County
This Avon is located in Latah County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Avon.
Illinois
Fulton County
This Avon is located in Fulton County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Avon.
Indiana
Hendricks County
This Avon is located in Hendricks County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Avon.
Iowa
Polk County
This Avon is located in Polk County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Avon.
Kansas
Coffey 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 Kansas community of Avon [Coffey County].
Sumner 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 Kansas community of Avon [Sumner County].
Kentucky
Clark 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 Avon [Clark County].
Fayette County
This Avon is located in Fayette County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Avon.
Maine
Franklin County
This Avon is located in Franklin County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Avon.
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
This Avon is located in Norfolk County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Avon.
Michigan
Oakland 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 Michigan community of Avon [Oakland County].
Minnesota
Stearns County
This Avon is located in Stearns County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Avon.
Mississippi
Washington County
This Avon is located in Washington County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Avon.
Missouri
Cass County
This Avon is located in Cass County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Avon.
Clay 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 Missouri community of Avon [Clay County].
Sainte Genevieve County
This Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Avon.
Montana
Powell County
This Avon is located in Powell County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Avon.
New Brunswick
This Avon lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the east northeast.
New Jersey
Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Avon [Monmouth County].
New York
Livingston County
This Avon is located in Livingston County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Avon.
North Carolina
Dare County
This Avon is located in Dare County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Avon.
Ohio
Lorain County
This Avon is located in Lorain County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Avon.
Oregon
Columbia 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 Avon [Columbia County].
Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
This Avon is located in Lebanon County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Avon.
South Dakota
Bon Homme County
This Avon is located in Bon Homme County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bon Homme County community of Avon.
Utah
Cache County
This Avon is located in Cache County and lies 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Avon.
Iron County
This Avon is located in Iron County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Avon.
Virginia
Nelson County
This Avon is located in Nelson County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<2> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Avon.
Washington
Skagit 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 Washington community of Avon [Skagit County].
West Virginia
Doddridge County
This Avon is located in Doddridge County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Avon.
Wisconsin
Lafayette County
This Avon is located in Lafayette County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Avon.
Rock County
This Avon is located in Rock County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Avon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avon ...
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.
Dicksons Corners (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicksons Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 Avon to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avon and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Avon to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Avon 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9081, Longitude: -80.9331
<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 Avon, 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 Avon 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 310.034 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.487 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.941 degrees.