We found ten communities that share the name Marston.
Within Ontario, the name Marston is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Mercer County
This Marston is located in Mercer County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Marston.
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
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 Louisiana community of Marston [Natchitoches Parish].
Washington Parish
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 Louisiana community of Marston [Washington Parish].
Maryland
Carroll County
This Marston is located in Carroll County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Marston.
Missouri
New Madrid County
This Marston is located in New Madrid County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Marston.
North Carolina
Richmond County
This Marston is located in Richmond County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Marston.
Quebec
This Marston lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
South Dakota
Sully 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 South Dakota community of Marston [Sully County].
Texas
Polk County
This Marston is located in Polk County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Marston.
Wyoming
Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Marston [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marston ...
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.
Clear Creek (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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 community such as Marston to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marston and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Marston 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 12 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7039, Longitude: -80.6000
<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 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 Marston 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>
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 Marston, 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 Marston 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 309.834 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.23 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.858 degrees.