Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ashford Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashford Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ashford Junction

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ashford Junction:
  • 35.909681, -116.673372
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ashford Junction

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Inyo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Inyo County
  • Since Ashford Junction is near San Bernardino County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashford Junction ...

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.

• Acme ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Acme is located in San Bernardino County
• Badwater ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badwater
  • Badwater is located in Inyo County
• Death Valley Junction
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Junction
  • Death Valley Junction is located in Inyo County
  • Former names for Death Valley Junction:
  • Amargosa
  • Death Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Death Valley Junction <2>
• Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
  • Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
• Evelyn ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Evelyn is located in Inyo County
• Greenwater ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
  • Greenwater is located in Inyo County
• Ibex Springs ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex Springs
  • Ibex Springs is located in San Bernardino County

How Far From Ashford Junction 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 Ashford Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ashford Junction once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ashford Junction and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Ashford Junction to Independence, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,182 miles [13,167.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/