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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ash 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:
- 39.515102, -92.290083
- 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
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Ash is near Randolph County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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
Communities Also Named Ash ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Ash.
Within Missouri, the name Ash is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Madera County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ash [Madera County].
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Ash is located in Paulding County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Ash.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Ash [Washington County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ash [Marquette County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ash [Wayne County].
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ash [Wexford County].
- Minnesota
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ash [Grant County].
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Ash is located in Brunswick County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Ash.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ash [Franklin County].
- Licking County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ash [Licking County].
- Ontario
- This Ash lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Ash is located in Douglas County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ash.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ash [Chester County].
- Texas
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ash [Henderson County].
- Houston County
- This Ash is located in Houston County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Ash.
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Ash is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Ash.
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- This Ash is located in Mason County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the east of the Ash that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Ash.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ash ...
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.
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Longville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Longville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maud is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Snow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snow is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ash 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 Ash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ash and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ash to Paris, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Ash 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5151, Longitude: -92.2901 In this case, the coordinates for Ash have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.517 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.453 degrees. |
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