Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Asher Glade:
  • 39.703968, -79.447262
  • 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 Asher Glade

• 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Since Asher Glade is near Fayette County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Asher Glade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Asher Glade ...

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.

• Blooming Rose
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
• Elder Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elder Hill is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Hill
• Elk Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elk Park is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flat Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Friendsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <1>
• Gravel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Locust Grove is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Mineral Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
• Sand Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sand Spring is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring

How Far From Asher Glade 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 community such as Asher Glade to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Asher Glade and extending to:

• Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Asher Glade to Oakland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'