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:
- 38.178984, -81.711014
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Ashford is near Kanawha County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 West Virginia, the name Ashford is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, 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 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ashford that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Ashford.
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ashford that is located in Boone 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.
- Bloomingrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <4>
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Forks of Coal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Coal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Coal
- Forks of Coal is located in Kanawha County
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Horse Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Junction
- Horse Creek Junction is located in Boone County
- Irene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Julian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Maxine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Ridgeview is located in Boone County
- Rumble
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Rumble is located in Boone County
How Far From Ashford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashford to Madison, 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.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: 38.1790, Longitude: -81.7110 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 310.712 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.546 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.952 degrees. |