Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Asherton:
  • 28.444959, -99.761789
  • 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 Asherton

• 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 Dimmit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dimmit County
  • Since Asherton is near Zavala County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Zavala County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Asherton

Communities Also Named Asherton ...

We found one communities that are also named Asherton.

Within Texas, the name Asherton is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Asherton in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Northumberland County
    • This Asherton is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Asherton that is located in Dimmit County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Asherton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Asherton ...

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.

• Bushy Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bushy Creek is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Creek
  • Bushy Creek has also been known as:
  • Bushy Creek Colonia
• Crystal City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Crystal City is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
• Popeye Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Popeye Lake is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeye Lake
  • Popeye Lake has also been known as:
  • Popeye Lake Colonia
• River Spur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • River Spur is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Spur
• Valley Wells
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Valley Wells is located in Dimmit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
• Winter Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Haven is located in Dimmit County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven

How Far From Asherton 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 city such as Asherton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carrizo Springs, which is the Seat of Dimmit County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Asherton to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,057 miles [12,966.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'