Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashleigh:
  • 33.300985, -81.317606
  • 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 Ashleigh

• 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 Barnwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
  • Since Ashleigh is near Bamberg County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Ashleigh

Communities Also Named Ashleigh ...

We found one communities that are also named Ashleigh.

Within South Carolina, the name Ashleigh is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Ashleigh in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Montgomery County
    • This Ashleigh is located in Montgomery County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ashleigh that is located in Barnwell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ashleigh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashleigh ...

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.

• Denmark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Denmark is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <2>
• Happy Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
• Healing Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Healing Springs is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Hells Half Acre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
• Lees
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
• Long Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Branch is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Luther ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Luther is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Rosemary ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosemary is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Sweden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweden is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

How Far From Ashleigh to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ashleigh to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashleigh and extending to:

• Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ashleigh to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 454 miles [730.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'