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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 Ashmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashmore 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 Ashmore:
- 39.530510, -88.020214
- 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 Ashmore
- 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 Coles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coles County
- Since Ashmore is near Edgar County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Ashmore
Communities Also Named Ashmore ...
We found six communities that are also named Ashmore.
Within Illinois, the name Ashmore is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Wakulla County
- This Ashmore is located in Wakulla County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ashmore that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Ashmore.
- Georgia
- Liberty County
- This Ashmore is located in Liberty County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ashmore that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Ashmore.
- Michigan
- Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Ashmore [Tuscola County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Ashmore lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashmore that is located in Coles County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Ashmore [Luzerne County].
- Texas
- Gaines County
- This Ashmore is located in Gaines County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ashmore that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaines County community of Ashmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashmore ...
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.
- Catfish ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Embarrass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Embarrass is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Halls Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Ford is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
- Hindsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Mays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mays is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Oilfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
How Far From Ashmore 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 village such as Ashmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashmore and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Coles County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ashmore to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ashmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Ashmore 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ashmore 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 Ashmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5305, Longitude: -88.0202 In this case, the coordinates for Ashmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.402 degrees. |
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