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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:
    • 32.448247, -80.619273
    • 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
    • Since Ashdale is near Colleton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 South Carolina, the name Ashdale is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ashdale that is located in Beaufort 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.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Ashdale is located in Clermont County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ashdale that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Ashdale.
    • Ontario
      • This Ashdale lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ashdale that is located in Beaufort County.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Ashdale is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ashdale that is located in Beaufort County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas 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.

  • Bluff Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bluff Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Farm
  • Daniels
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Daniels is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
  • Gay Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gay Oaks is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Oaks
  • Hazel Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazel Farm is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Farm
  • Lucy Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lucy Creek is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Creek
  • Mark Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mark Island is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Island
  • Marsh Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Harbor is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Harbor
  • Marsh Hawk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marsh Hawk is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hawk
  • Partridge Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Partridge Woods is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Woods
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pepper Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pepper Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Hill
    • Pleasant Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quail Run is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Red Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Oak is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Rivers Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rivers Edge is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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:

  • Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ashdale to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 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 '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- 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: 32.4482, Longitude: -80.6193       In this case, the coordinates for Ashdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.062 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.969 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.207 degrees.