Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ashton
- 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 Ashton:
- 36.720228, -116.672555
- 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 Ashton
- 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 Nye County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Since Ashton is near Inyo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Inyo 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 Ashton ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Ashton.
Within Nevada, the name Ashton is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- This Ashton is located in Ben Hill County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ashton that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Ashton.
- Irwin 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 Georgia community of Ashton [Irwin County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kingman 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 Ashton [Kingman County].
- Sumner County
- This Ashton is located in Sumner County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the east of the Ashton that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Ashton.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Ashton is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashton that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ashton.
- Washington County
- This Ashton is located in Washington County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km] to the east northeast of the Ashton that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ashton.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Buchanan 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 Missouri community of Ashton [Buchanan County].
- Clark County
- This Ashton is located in Clark County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashton that is located in Nye County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ashton.
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- This Ashton lies 2,819 miles [4,536.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashton that is located in Nye County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashton ...
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.
- Bullfrog ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Chloride City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chloride City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
- Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Fluorine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Gold Bar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Gold Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Center
- Gold Center is located in Nye County
- Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County (CA)
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Nye County
- Original ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Roses Well ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Well have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Well
- Roses Well is located in Nye County
How Far From Ashton 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 Ashton 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 community of Ashton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashton and extending to:
- Tonopah, which is the Seat of Nye County, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Ashton to Tonopah, 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 three full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 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 8,131 miles [13,085.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7202, Longitude: -116.6726 In this case, the coordinates for Ashton 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 Ashton 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 Ashton, 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 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 Ashton 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 335.305 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.723 degrees. |