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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 Ash Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ash Hill 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 Ash Hill:
- 36.775610, -90.233159
- 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 Ash Hill
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Ash Hill is near Stoddard County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Ash Hill
Communities Also Named Ash Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Ash Hill.
Within Missouri, the name Ash Hill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Ash Hill is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ash Hill that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Ash Hill.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Ash Hill is located in Surry County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east of the Ash Hill that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Ash Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ash Hill ...
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.
- Bradyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Green Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Oaks is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Kelly Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Mayberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Morocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morocco is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Vinegar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Ash Hill 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 Ash Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ash Hill and extending to:
- Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ash Hill to Poplar Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ash Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ash Hill 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 Ash Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7756, Longitude: -90.2332 In this case, the coordinates for Ash Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.072 degrees. |
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