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).

Area Codes for Prescott: 613, 343 & 753<2>

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.

Websites for Prescott ...

Official Website: www.prescott.ca/

Communities near Prescott ...

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

• Brockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brockville
  • From Prescott to Brockville
• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canton
  • From Prescott to Canton
• Waddington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Waddington is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waddington
  • From Prescott to Waddington
• Heuvelton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Heuvelton
  • From Prescott to Heuvelton
• Morristown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morristown
  • From Prescott to Morristown
• Rensselaer Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <3>
• Charleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleville
• Crystal Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Rock
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Rock
  • From Prescott to Crystal Rock
• Lords Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Mills
• Galilee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galilee
  • From Prescott to Galilee

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.