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Communities Also Named Marston ...

We found ten communities that share the name Marston.

Within Quebec, the name Marston is unique.

Beyond Quebec, 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 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • 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 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the west 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 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Marston.
    • Ontario
      • This Marston lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
    • 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 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west 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.

  • Boundary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boundary came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
  • Bury
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bury
  • Dell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Ditchfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ditchfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchfield
  • Echo Vale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Vale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Vale
  • Herringville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herringville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herringville
  • Moosehorn ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosehorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
    • Moosehorn is located in Franklin County (ME)
  • Scotstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Skinner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
    • Skinner is located in Franklin County (ME)

How Far From Marston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marston to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,977 miles [6,400.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.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- 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: 45.5000, Longitude: -71.0000    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.422 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.49 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.864 degrees.




 

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