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Welcome to Playfairville (aka 'Playfair') ...

Time Zone: Playfairville 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 Playfairville: (613) & (343)<1>

We don't have a date for the establishment of Playfairville.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Playfairville: Named after Lieutent-Colonel Andrew William Playfair (1790-1868).

The community of Playfairville was previously named Playfair Rapids.

Communities Also Named Playfairville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Playfairville - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Playfairville.

Communities near Playfairville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Playfairville.

  • Carleton Place
  • Smiths Falls
  • Perth
  • Balderson
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    • Balderson lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Playfairville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balderson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Balderson
  • Clydesville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesville
    • Clydesville lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Playfairville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clydesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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  • Harper
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    • Harper lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Playfairville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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  • Lanark
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    • Lanark lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Playfairville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanark came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lanark
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark<3>
  • Watsons Corners
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsons Corners
    • Watsons Corners lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Playfairville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watsons Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
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  • Armstrongs Corners
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Corners
    • Armstrongs Corners lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Playfairville.
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  • Herron's Mills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron's Mills
    • Herron's Mills lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Playfairville.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herron's Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Herron's Mills

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Playfairville ...

Looking for more information about Playfairville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Playfairville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Playfairville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Playfairville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Area code (343) is an overlay for area code (613).
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Playfairville) 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 Playfairville. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from PlayfairvilleOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Playfairville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9681, Longitude: -76.4101    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

 

 

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