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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 Ashwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashwood 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 Ashwood:
- 33.447337, -91.116776
- 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 Ashwood
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Ashwood is near Chicot County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Ashwood
Communities Also Named Ashwood ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Ashwood.
There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Ashwood.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Wilkinson County
- This Ashwood is located in Wilkinson County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Ashwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Berrien 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 Ashwood [Berrien County].
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Ashwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Ashwood.
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Ashwood [Tensas Parish].
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Ashwood is located in Orleans County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Ashwood.
- North Carolina
- Pamlico County
- This Ashwood is located in Pamlico County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Ashwood.
- Ohio
- Defiance 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 Ohio community of Ashwood [Defiance County].
- Oregon
- Jefferson County
- This Ashwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ashwood.
- South Carolina
- Lee County
- This Ashwood is located in Lee County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Ashwood.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Ashwood is located in Maury County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Ashwood.
- Rutherford County
- This Ashwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the northeast of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ashwood.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Ashwood is located in Matagorda County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Ashwood.
- Virginia
- Bath County
- This Ashwood is located in Bath County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Ashwood.
- Washington
- King County
- This Ashwood is located in King County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ashwood that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Ashwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashwood ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dewey is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Forkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Luna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luna is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Magenta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Point Comfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Point Comfort is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Priscilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Priscilla is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Refuge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Refuge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Swiftwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Yellow Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yellow Bayou is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou
How Far From Ashwood 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 Ashwood 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 Ashwood once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashwood and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashwood to Jackson, with an average speed<5>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 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 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- Ashwood) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ashwood 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 Ashwood, 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 Ashwood 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 Ashwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4473, Longitude: -91.1168 In this case, the coordinates for Ashwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.328 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.351 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.09 degrees. |
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