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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 Ashley Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashley Heights 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 Ashley Heights:
- 35.385975, -80.206446
- 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 Ashley Heights
- 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
- Since Ashley Heights is near Montgomery County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Ashley Heights
Communities Also Named Ashley Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Ashley Heights.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Ashley Heights.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Hoke County
- This Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ashley Heights that is located in Stanly County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Ashley Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Ashley Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashley Heights that is located in Stanly County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Ashley Heights.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Ashley Heights is located in Bristol County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashley Heights that is located in Stanly County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Ashley Heights.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Ashley Heights is located in Charleston County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south of the Ashley Heights that is located in Stanly County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ashley Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley Heights ...
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 Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Centurion Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
- Forest Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Halls Ferry Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
- Heathwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heathwood is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Plyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Springhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springhaven is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
How Far From Ashley Heights 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 Ashley Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashley Heights and extending to:
- Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashley Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Ashley Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ashley Heights 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 Ashley Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3860, Longitude: -80.2064 In this case, the coordinates for Ashley Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.855 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.208 degrees. |
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