|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashmont 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 Ashmont:
- 41.376159, -82.439889
- 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 Ashmont
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Ashmont is near Lorain County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Ashmont
Communities Also Named Ashmont ...
We found three communities that are also named Ashmont.
Within Ohio, the name Ashmont is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Ashmont lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ashmont that is located in Erie County.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- This Ashmont is located in Suffolk County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ashmont that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Ashmont.
- North Carolina
- Hoke County
- This Ashmont is located in Hoke County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ashmont that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Ashmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashmont ...
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.
- Bluebird Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebird Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebird Beach
- Ceylon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Orchard Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Rugby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Ruggles Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Volunteer Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay
How Far From Ashmont 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 Ashmont 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<2> community of Ashmont once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashmont and extending to:
- Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashmont to Sandusky, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Ashmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ashmont 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 Ashmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3762, Longitude: -82.4399 In this case, the coordinates for Ashmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.219 degrees. |
|
|