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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 Ashland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashland 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 Ashland:
- 38.456442, -90.681795
- 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 Ashland
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Ashland is near Jefferson County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Ashland
Communities Also Named Ashland ...
We found 56 communities that are also named Ashland.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Ashland.
Beyond Missouri, we know of 55 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 55 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Boone County
- This Ashland is located in Boone County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Ashland.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Ashland is located in Clay County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Ashland.
- Madison County
- This Ashland is located in Madison County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Ashland.
- California
- Alameda County
- This Ashland is located in Alameda County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Ashland.
- Colorado
- Kit Carson 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 Colorado community of Ashland [Kit Carson County].
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in New London County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Ashland.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Ashland is located in New Castle County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Ashland.
- Georgia
- Forsyth 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 Ashland [Forsyth County].
- Franklin County
- This Ashland is located in Franklin County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Ashland.
- Oconee County
- This Ashland is located in Oconee County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Ashland.
- Illinois
- Cass County
- This Ashland is located in Cass County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Ashland.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Ashland is located in Henry County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Ashland.
- Iowa
- Wapello County
- This Ashland is located in Wapello County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wapello County community of Ashland.
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This Ashland is located in Clark County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ashland.
- Ford 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 Ashland [Ford County].
- Geary 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 Kansas community of Ashland [Geary County].
- Ness 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 Kansas community of Ashland [Ness County].
- Riley 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 Kansas community of Ashland [Riley County].
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Ashland is located in Boyd County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Ashland.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Ashland is located in Concordia Parish and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Ashland.
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the south southwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Ashland.
- Tensas Parish
- This Ashland is located in Tensas Parish and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the south of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Ashland.
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Ashland is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the south of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Ashland.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Ashland is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Ashland.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Ashland is located in Baltimore County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Ashland.
- Queen Anne's 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 Maryland community of Ashland [Queen Anne's County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Ashland is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Ashland.
- Michigan
- Alpena County
- This Ashland is located in Alpena County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Ashland.
- Newaygo County
- This Ashland is located in Newaygo County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Ashland.
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Ashland is located in Benton County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Ashland.
- Issaquena County
- This Ashland is located in Issaquena County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Issaquena County community of Ashland.
- Jefferson County
- This Ashland is located in Jefferson County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ashland.
- Monroe 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 Mississippi community of Ashland [Monroe County].
- Montana
- Rosebud County
- This Ashland is located in Rosebud County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Ashland.
- Nebraska
- Saunders County
- This Ashland is located in Saunders County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Ashland.
- New Brunswick
- This Ashland lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Ashland is located in Grafton County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Ashland.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Ashland is located in Camden County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Ashland.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Ashland is located in Cayuga County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Ashland.
- Greene County
- This Ashland is located in Greene County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Ashland.
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Ashland is located in Ashe County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Ashland.
- Bertie County
- This Ashland is located in Bertie County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km] to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Ashland.
- Caswell County
- This Ashland is located in Caswell County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Ashland.
- Ohio
- Ashland County
- This Ashland is located in Ashland County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Ashland.
- Oklahoma
- Pittsburg County
- This Ashland is located in Pittsburg County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Ashland.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Ashland is located in Jackson County and lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ashland.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Ashland is located in Clearfield County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Ashland.
- Schuylkill County
- This Ashland is located in Schuylkill County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east northeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Ashland.
- Rhode Island
- Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Ashland [Providence County].
- South Carolina
- Darlington 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 South Carolina community of Ashland [Darlington County].
- Lee County
- This Ashland is located in Lee County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Ashland.
- Tennessee
- Wayne County
- This Ashland is located in Wayne County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ashland.
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Ashland is located in Upshur County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Ashland.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Ashland is located in Hanover County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Ashland.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Ashland is located in McDowell County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Ashland.
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This Ashland is located in Ashland County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the north of the Ashland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Ashland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashland ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Gray Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- House Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Local
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peaceful Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scotsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Times Beach ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Times Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Beach
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Ashland 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 Ashland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Ashland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashland and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ashland to Clayton, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ashland 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 Ashland, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ashland 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 Ashland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4564, Longitude: -90.6818 In this case, the coordinates for Ashland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.383 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.089 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.915 degrees. |
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