Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashtabula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashtabula and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ashtabula
- 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 Ashtabula:
- 41.872574, -80.799315
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ashtabula
- 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Since Ashtabula is near Lake County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Geauga 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ashtabula ...
We found one communities that share the name Ashtabula.
Within Ohio, the name Ashtabula is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Ashtabula in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashtabula ...
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.
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Crestlawn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Erieview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Gageville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Geneva-on-the-Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva-on-the-Lake
- Geneva-on-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva-on-the-Lake <3>
- Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <3>
- Kingsville On-the-Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville On-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville On-the-Lake
- Kingsville On-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Willow Arms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Arms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Arms
- Willow Arms is located in Ashtabula County
How Far From Ashtabula 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 city such as Ashtabula to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ashtabula and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ashtabula to Jefferson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ashtabula: www.ci.ashtabula.oh.us/
The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ashtabula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Ashtabula) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashtabula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8726, Longitude: -80.7993 |
| <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 Ashtabula to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.011 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.303 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.267 degrees. |