Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ashridge

• 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 Ashridge:
  • 31.068233, -91.630396
  • 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 Ashridge

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Since Ashridge is near Wilkinson County and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish

• 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 Ashridge

Communities Also Named Ashridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Ashridge.

Within Louisiana, the name Ashridge is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Ashridge in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Winston County
    • This Ashridge is located in Winston County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashridge that is located in Concordia Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Ashridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashridge ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Brake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brake is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
• Eden ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• Point Breeze
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Red River Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
• Retreat
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Union Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union Point is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ashridge once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashridge and extending to:

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ashridge to Vidalia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'