Afton

Afton is a former rural municipality in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island within Queens County.

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Type: Locality
Description: former rural municipality in Prince Edward Island
Also known as: “Afton, Prince Edward Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst and Warren Cove Range Front Lighthouse.

Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst

Park

Photo: MTLskyline, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst is a National Historic Site located in Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island. This location has the double distinction of hosting one of the first Acadian settlements in present-day Prince Edward Island, as well as the first… Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst is situated 4 km east of Afton.

Warren Cove Range Front Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: DanBhentschel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Warren Cove Range Front Lighthouse is situated 4 km northeast of Afton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlottetown and Spring Park.

Charlottetown

Photo: MTLskyline, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Charlottetown is the capital city of Prince Edward Island in Atlantic Canada. Charlottetown is a great place to spend a few days. It's a quaint and pretty town, small enough to be able to walk around, and has lots of good restaurants and bars.

Spring Park

Neighborhood

Spring Park is a Canadian neighbourhood in the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Spring Park derived its name in 1925 from the Spring Park School District whose southern boundary at that time was located along the northern boundary of the city of Charlottetown and west of the villages of Parkdale and Sherwood. Spring Park is situated 8 km north of Afton.

Stratford

Town

Photo: Larry, CC BY 2.0.

Stratford is a town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated immediately southeast of the city of Charlottetown, Stratford recorded a population of 10,927 in the 2021 census. Stratford is situated 8 km northeast of Afton.

Afton

Categories: locality, Rural community (local government), and municipality
Location: Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

46.18342° or 46° 11′ 0″ north

Longitude

-63.18199° or 63° 10′ 55″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

87RR5RM9+96

GeoNames ID

5882515

Wikidata ID

Q2826326

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Tahitian—“Afton” goes by many names.

Breton: “Afton”
Cebuano: “Afton”
Corsican: “Afton”
Danish: “Afton”
Dutch: “Afton”
French: “Afton”
German: “Afton”
Indonesian: “Afton”
Italian: “Afton”
Low German: “Afton”
Portuguese: “Afton”
Romanian: “Afton”
Spanish: “Afton”
Swedish: “Afton”
Tahitian: “Afton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Webster Creek and Ferguson Creek.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Afton”. Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.