Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ashes Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashes Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ashes Ferry

• 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 Ashes Ferry:
  • 34.853758, -80.867573
  • 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 Ashes Ferry

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Ashes Ferry is near Lancaster County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Ashes Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashes Ferry ...

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.

• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Indian Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Ferry is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
• Leslie Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie Woods is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
• Lesslie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lesslie is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
• Quail Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
• Ravenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenwood is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

How Far From Ashes Ferry 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 Ashes Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ashes Ferry and extending to:

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashes Ferry to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'