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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 Ashford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashford 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 Ashford:
- 35.873410, -81.945056
- 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 Ashford
- 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Since Ashford is near Burke County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Ashford
Communities Also Named Ashford ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Ashford.
Within North Carolina, the name Ashford is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ashford [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Ashford is located in Houston County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Ashford.
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ashford [Crittenden County].
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Ashford is located in Windham County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Ashford.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Ashford is located in Charles County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Ashford.
- Minnesota
- Redwood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Ashford [Redwood County].
- Nebraska
- Banner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Ashford [Banner County].
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Ashford.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Ashford is located in Pierce County and lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Ashford.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Ashford is located in Boone County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the north of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Ashford.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Ashford is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ashford that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Ashford.
- Richland 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 Wisconsin community of Ashford [Richland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashford ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Grassy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Switzerland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Three Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Three Mile is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Wisemans View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wisemans View is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemans View
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Ashford 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 Ashford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashford and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashford to Marion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ashford 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Ashford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ashford, 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 Ashford 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 Ashford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8734, Longitude: -81.9451 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.386 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.752 degrees. |
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