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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ashbury Towers:
    • 41.473333, -81.721667
    • 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 Ashbury Towers
  • 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 Ashbury Towers ...

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.

  • Big Italy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Italy
    • Big Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Birds Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
    • Birds Nest is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Dutch Alley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Alley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Alley
    • Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Garden Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Garden Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Glenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Henry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Little Bohemia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bohemia
    • Little Bohemia is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Little Italy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Miles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Cuyahoga County
  • New Chinatown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
    • New Chinatown is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Rockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Rocky River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Short Line Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Line Junction
    • Short Line Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Willow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Cuyahoga County

How Far From Ashbury Towers 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 Ashbury Towers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ashbury Towers and extending to:

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Cuyahoga County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ashbury Towers to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashbury Towers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cuyahoga County: www.cuyahoga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ashbury Towers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashbury Towers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4733, Longitude: -81.7217       In this case, the coordinates for Ashbury Towers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Ashbury Towers to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.615 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.927 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.847 degrees.









 

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