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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashdale Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashdale Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ashdale Junction:
- 42.085024, -89.924567
- 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 Ashdale Junction
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Ashdale Junction is near Stephenson County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephenson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 Ashdale Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashdale Junction ...
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.
- Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Eagle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Elk River Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elkhorn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Elmoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Ideal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Marcus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Pearl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ustick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Wacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- White Pigeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Willow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Ashdale Junction 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 Ashdale Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashdale Junction and extending to:
- Mount Carroll, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ashdale Junction to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ashdale Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ashdale Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashdale Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0850, Longitude: -89.9246 In this case, the coordinates for Ashdale Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.655 degrees. |
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