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Communities Also Named Ashton ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Ashton.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Ashton.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 29 communities, four are located in Canada and 28 are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Ashton is located in Chicot County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Ashton.
    • California
      • Lassen 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 California community of Ashton [Lassen County].
    • Florida
      • Osceola County
      • This Ashton is located in Osceola County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Ashton.
    • Georgia
      • Ben Hill County
      • This Ashton is located in Ben Hill County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Ashton.
      • Irwin 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 Georgia community of Ashton [Irwin County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Ashton is located in Fremont County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Ashton.
    • Illinois
      • Lee County
      • This Ashton is located in Lee County and lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Ashton.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley 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 Indiana community of Ashton [Ripley County].
    • Iowa
      • Osceola County
      • This Ashton is located in Osceola County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Ashton.
    • Kansas
      • Kingman 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 Kansas community of Ashton [Kingman County].
      • Sumner County
      • This Ashton is located in Sumner County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Ashton.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Ashton.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Ashton is located in Montgomery County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ashton.
      • Washington County
      • This Ashton is located in Washington County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ashton.
    • Michigan
      • Osceola County
      • This Ashton is located in Osceola County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Ashton.
    • Minnesota
      • Winona 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 Minnesota community of Ashton [Winona County].
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan County
      • 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 Missouri community of Ashton [Buchanan County].
      • Clark County
      • This Ashton is located in Clark County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ashton.
    • Nebraska
      • Sherman County
      • This Ashton is located in Sherman County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Ashton.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • 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 Nevada community of Ashton [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Ulster 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 New York community of Ashton [Ulster County].
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Ashton is located in Pender County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Ashton.
    • Ohio
      • Noble County
      • This Ashton is located in Noble County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Ashton.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Ashton.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Ashton is located in Providence County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Ashton.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Ashton is located in Colleton County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Ashton.
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • This Ashton is located in Spink County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Ashton.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This Ashton is located in Mason County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Ashton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Ashton is located in Dane County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Ashton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashton ...

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.

  • Bear River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
  • Bridgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Central Kings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Kings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Kings
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Kings <6>
  • Clearspring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearspring came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearspring
  • Corraville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corraville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corraville
  • Five Houses
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Houses came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Houses
  • Fortune
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
  • Fortune Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goose River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goose River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose River
  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Marie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • New Zealand
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Zealand came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zealand
  • Red House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House

How Far From Ashton to ...

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 Ashton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashton and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ashton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 37 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,583 miles [5,766.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4167, Longitude: -62.5000    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ashton 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 Ashton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Ashton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.897 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.517 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.03 degrees.




 

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