Ashford
Ashford is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Hill in Richland County stands 390 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Boaz Mastodon, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
ghost town in the Town of Dayton, Richland County, Wisconsin
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
148 named places within 25 miles
- Flag Park: 3.7 mi
- West Side Park: 3.8 mi
- Krouskop Park: 3.9 mi
- North Park: 4.0 mi
- Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Ball Point: 2.9 mi
- Cribben Hill: 3.3 mi
- John Hill: 3.5 mi
- Pauls Hill: 4.1 mi
- Miner Hill: 4.5 mi
- Boaz Mastodon: 1.8 mi
- Rural Electification: 1.8 mi
- Richard M Brewer Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
- Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 4.1 mi
- The Pursuit West: 14.0 mi
- Blue River Sand Barrens State Natural Area: 11.0 mi
- Ithaca School Forest: 11.6 mi
- Blue River Bluffs State Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area: 13.6 mi
- Bear Creek Fishing Area: 14.4 mi
- McGrew: 3.6 mi
- Mill Creek: 4.9 mi
- Henrietta: 11.7 mi
- Corwin: 14.3 mi
- Cheyenne Valley: 21.8 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 4.1 mi
- Richland County History Room: 4.2 mi
- Town of Stevenson: 6.4 mi
- Boscobel Station: 18.9 mi
- Hillsboro Historical Society: 22.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 6.9 mi
- Eagle Cave: 8.0 mi
- Elephant Trunk Rock: 10.3 mi
- M60A3: 13.4 mi
- House on The Rock: 23.9 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Tinkers Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Horse Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.8 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 21.2 mi
- Crowley Spring: 24.0 mi
- Cow: 19.1 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ashford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill in Richland County | NNW 343° | 390 m | 13.5 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NNW 348° | 384 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sylvan | WNW 303° | 383 m | 9.6 mi |
| Johnson Hill | N 1° | 372 m | 12.5 mi |
| Red Hill | W 273° | 366 m | 6.5 mi |
| Spring Hill | N 8° | 366 m | 7.5 mi |
| Eysnogel Hill | N 3° | 366 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | SE 143° | 366 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland CTR, 4 mi away.
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