Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ash Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ash Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ash Grove
- 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 Ash Grove:
- 40.547814, -86.847788
- 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 Ash Grove
- 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 Tippecanoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Since Ash Grove is near White County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Ash Grove ...
We found seven communities that share the name Ash Grove.
Within Indiana, the name Ash Grove is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- This Ash Grove is located in Lincoln County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west of the Ash Grove that is located in Tippecanoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Ash Grove.
- Rooks 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 Ash Grove [Rooks County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ash Grove ...
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.
- Badger Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Grove
- Badger Grove is located in White County
- Battle Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
- Battle Ground is located in Tippecanoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <5>
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Crumb Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumb Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumb Corner
- Crumb Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Delphi is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <5>
- Green Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County
- Happy Hollow Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow Heights
- Happy Hollow Heights is located in Tippecanoe County
- Harley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Tippecanoe County
- Monitor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Octagon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Round Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Round Grove is located in White County
- Sandy Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County
- Yeoman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ash Grove and extending to:
- Lafayette, which is the Seat of Tippecanoe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ash Grove to Lafayette, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ash Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tippecanoe County: www.co.tippecanoe.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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- Ash Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ash Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5478, Longitude: -86.8478 In this case, the coordinates for Ash Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ash Grove 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. |
| <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 Ash Grove, 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 Ash Grove 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 313.924 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.557 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.569 degrees. |