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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 Ashdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashdale 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 Ashdale:
- 39.172334, -84.152008
- 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 Ashdale
- 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 Clermont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Since Ashdale is near Warren County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Ashdale
Communities Also Named Ashdale ...
We found six communities that are also named Ashdale.
Within Ohio, the name Ashdale is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Carroll 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 Illinois community of Ashdale [Carroll County].
- Maine
- Sagadahoc County
- This Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ashdale that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sagadahoc County community of Ashdale.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ontario
- This Ashdale lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ashdale that is located in Clermont County.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Ashdale is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ashdale that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Ashdale.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Ashdale is located in Beaufort County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Ashdale that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Ashdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashdale ...
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.
- Craver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elenor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elenor is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elenor
- Modest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Modest is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modest
- Mount Repose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pringle Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pringle Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Corners
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Stonelick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonelick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelick
- Williams Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Ashdale 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 Ashdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashdale and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashdale to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ashdale 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 '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- Ashdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ashdale 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 Ashdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1723, Longitude: -84.1520 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.206 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.72 degrees. |
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