Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ashford 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 Ashford Ferry:
  • 34.394310, -81.397321
  • 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 Ashford 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Since Ashford Ferry is near Fairfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Ashford Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashford 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.

• Blair
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
• Cravenhill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cravenhill is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravenhill
• David Sims Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
• Herbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Jenkinsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <1>
• Lylesford ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
• Peak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <1>
• Rock Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Sueville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sueville is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sueville
• Tuckertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuckertown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashford Ferry and extending to:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashford Ferry to Newberry, 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'