Welcome to Prescott ...
The town of Prescott is located on the west bank of the Saint Lawrence River.
Prescott is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Prescott 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).
Telephone area codes for Prescott: (613) and (343)<2>
Websites for Prescott ...
Official Website: www.prescott.ca/
Communities Also Named Prescott ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Prescott - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prescott.
Communities near Prescott ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prescott.
- Brockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Canton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
- Waddington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Heuvelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Morristown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
- Rensselaer Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
- Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Rensselaer Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <3>
- Charleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleville
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Charleville
- Crystal Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lords Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Mills
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Lords Mills
- Lost Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Village
- Lost Village is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Lost Village
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prescott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prescott.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prescott. See our Newspapers Page for Prescott.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prescott ...
Looking for more information about Prescott? 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 Prescott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prescott.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prescott: www.prescott.ca/
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prescott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <2> | Area code (343) is an overlay for area code (613). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |