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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 Ashton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashton 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 Ashton:
    • 43.973549, -85.502912
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ashton
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Ashton ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Ashton.

Within Michigan, the name Ashton is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Ashton is located in Chicot County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Ashton.
    • California
      • Lassen 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 California community of Ashton [Lassen County].
    • Florida
      • Osceola County
      • This Ashton is located in Osceola County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Ashton.
    • Georgia
      • Ben Hill County
      • This Ashton is located in Ben Hill County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the south of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Ashton.
      • Irwin 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 Georgia community of Ashton [Irwin County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Ashton is located in Fremont County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the west of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Ashton.
    • Illinois
      • Lee County
      • This Ashton is located in Lee County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Ashton.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley 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 Indiana community of Ashton [Ripley County].
    • Iowa
      • Osceola County
      • This Ashton is located in Osceola County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Ashton.
    • Kansas
      • Kingman 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 Kansas community of Ashton [Kingman County].
      • Sumner County
      • This Ashton is located in Sumner County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Ashton.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Ashton is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Ashton.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Ashton is located in Montgomery County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ashton.
      • Washington County
      • This Ashton is located in Washington County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ashton.
    • Minnesota
      • Winona 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 Minnesota community of Ashton [Winona County].
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ashton [Buchanan County].
      • Clark County
      • This Ashton is located in Clark County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ashton.
    • Nebraska
      • Sherman County
      • This Ashton is located in Sherman County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Ashton.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ashton [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Ulster 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 New York community of Ashton [Ulster County].
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Ashton is located in Pender County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Ashton.
    • Ohio
      • Noble County
      • This Ashton is located in Noble County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Ashton.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Ashton.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Ashton lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Ashton is located in Providence County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Ashton.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Ashton is located in Colleton County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Ashton.
    • South Dakota
      • Spink County
      • This Ashton is located in Spink County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Ashton.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • This Ashton is located in Mason County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Ashton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Ashton is located in Dane County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ashton that is located in Osceola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Ashton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashton ...

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.

  • Chase
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hersey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Hersey is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <4>
  • Highland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Osceola County
  • Hobart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Wexford County
  • Idlewild
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Lake County
  • Le Roy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Luther
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Reed City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Lake County

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

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

  • Reed City, which is the Seat of Osceola County, lies just to the South.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashton to Lansing, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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- Ashton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9735, Longitude: -85.5029       In this case, the coordinates for Ashton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ashton 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 Ashton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.972 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.971 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.836 degrees.









 

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