Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ash Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ash Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ash Point
- 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 Point:
- 44.055637, -69.086707
- 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 Point
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Ash Point is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Point ...
We found two communities that share the name Ash Point.
Within Maine, the name Ash Point is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ash Point ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
- Glen Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Holiday Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
- Owls Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Head
- Owls Head is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owls Head <3>
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <3>
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <3>
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Spruce Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Head
- Spruce Head is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Head <3>
- Tenants Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenants Harbor
- Tenants Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenants Harbor <3>
How Far From Ash Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ash Point and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ash Point to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,943 miles [6,345.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ash Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.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 Ash Point 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ash Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ash Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0556, Longitude: -69.0867 In this case, the coordinates for Ash Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.498 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.205 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.747 degrees. |