Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashley Downs:
  • 34.577330, -82.654856
  • 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 Ashley Downs

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Ashley Downs is near Pickens County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Ashley Downs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley Downs ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Cedarwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Harpers Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
• Heritage Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
• Hill and Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Kings Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
• Kingswood Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Spring Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
• Summer Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
• Sweet Gum Trail
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
• Twin Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Ashley Downs 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 Ashley Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashley Downs to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'