Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ashley 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 Ashley Grove:
  • 33.711779, -83.890462
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ashley 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Ashley Grove is near Rockdale County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ashley Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley 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.

• Airport Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
• Cedar Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Dialtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dialtown is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialtown
• Flint Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint Hill is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Horseshoe Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
• Marble Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marble Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
• Meadow View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow View is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Murphy Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Spring Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Twin Haynes Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twin Haynes Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Haynes Creek
• Walnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
• Youth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Youth is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth

How Far From Ashley 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 Ashley Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ashley Grove and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ashley Grove to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'