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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 Ashaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashaway 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 Ashaway:
- 41.423602, -71.786107
- 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 Ashaway
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Ashaway is near New London County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Ashaway
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashaway ...
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.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clarks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Hope Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locustville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locustville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pawcatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Shady Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Harbor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor
- Shelter Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelter Harbor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Harbor
- Stillmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stillmanville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmanville
- Wood River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ashaway 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 Ashaway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashaway and extending to:
- Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ashaway to Wakefield, 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.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,152 miles [6,682 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ashaway) 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 Ashaway 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 Ashaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4236, Longitude: -71.7861 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.052 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.363 degrees. |
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