Welcome to Carleton Place ...
A typical abbreviation for Carleton Place: Carleton Pl. (or less commonly used: Carleton Plc.)
The town of Carleton Place is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Carleton Place lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Area codes for Carleton Place: (613) and (343)<2>
The Canadian Postal Code for Carleton Place: K7C<3>
Websites for Carleton Place ...
Official Website: www.carletonplace.ca/
Communities near Carleton Place ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carleton Place.
- Mississippi Mills
- Smiths Falls
- Perth
- Ashton Station
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Station
- Ashton Station lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Carleton Place.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Ashton Station
- Beckwith
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Beckwith lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Carleton Place.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckwith came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Beckwith
- Scotch Corners
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Corners
- Scotch Corners lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Carleton Place.
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- Almonte
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonte
- Almonte lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Carleton Place.
- Former names for Almonte:
- Ramsayville
- Shepherds Falls
- Shipmans Mills
- Waterford
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Almonte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almonte<5>
- Boyds
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Boyds lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Carleton Place.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Boyds
- Tennyson
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Tennyson lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Carleton Place.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Tennyson
- Cooke's Shore
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke's Shore
- Cooke's Shore lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Carleton Place.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cooke's Shore
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carleton Place ...
Looking for more information about Carleton Place? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Carleton Place, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carleton Place.
Adding Carleton Place 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 Carleton Place was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carleton Place.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Carleton Place: www.carletonplace.ca/
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carleton Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | Area code (343) is an overlay for area code (613). |
| <3> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Carleton Place, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Carleton Place). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Carleton Place or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carleton Place) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Carleton Place. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Carleton PlaceOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carleton Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1386, Longitude: -76.1396 |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |