Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ashford
- 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:
- 41.873323, -72.121270
- 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
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Ashford is near Tolland County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- eBird sighting report for Hampden 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
Communities Also Named Ashford ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Ashford.
Within Connecticut, the name Ashford is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ashford [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Ashford is located in Houston County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ashford that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Ashford.
- Arkansas
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ashford that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Ashford.
- Richland 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 Wisconsin community of Ashford [Richland County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashford ...
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.
- Bedlam Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedlam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Chaplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Chaplin is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaplin <5>
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <5>
- Pomfret Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Roseland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Roseland Park is located in Windham County
- Stetson Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- Wormwood Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
How Far From Ashford 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 Ashford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashford and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ashford to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,151 miles [6,680.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ashford 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 county. 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8733, Longitude: -72.1213 |
| <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 Ashford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ashford 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 304.68 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.283 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.29 degrees. |