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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 Ashley Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashley Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Heights:
    • 41.779269, -70.920317
    • 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 Heights
  • 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Since Ashley Heights is near Plymouth County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport 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 Heights

Communities Also Named Ashley Heights ...

We found four communities that are also named Ashley Heights.

Within Massachusetts, the name Ashley Heights is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Ashley Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ashley Heights that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Ashley Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Hoke County
      • This Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashley Heights that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Ashley Heights.
      • Stanly County
      • This Ashley Heights is located in Stanly County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the southwest of the Ashley Heights that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Ashley Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Ashley Heights is located in Charleston County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashley Heights that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ashley Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley Heights ...

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.

  • Fuller Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fuller Shores is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Shores
  • Heaven Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heaven Heights is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaven Heights
  • Hemlocks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlocks
  • Howlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Howlands is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
  • Indian Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Shore is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shore
  • Inland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Inland Park is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Park
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • Long Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
  • Masons Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Masons Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Nelsons Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Nelsons Grove is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Grove
  • Wayside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wayside is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashley Heights and extending to:

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashley Heights to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashley Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Ashley Heights 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 Ashley Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7793, Longitude: -70.9203       In this case, the coordinates for Ashley Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.979 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.805 degrees.