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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

Coordinates43.34670, -90.46810

148 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • 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
Peaks: 40
  • 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
Historic sites: 14
  • 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
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 5
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Crowley Spring: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hill in Richland CountyNNW 343°390 m13.5 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW 348°384 m24.9 mi
SylvanWNW 303°383 m9.6 mi
Johnson HillN 1°372 m12.5 mi
Red HillW 273°366 m6.5 mi
Spring HillN 8°366 m7.5 mi
Eysnogel HillN 3°366 m11.9 mi
Dunbar HillSE 143°366 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2220:0320:47
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3215:4316:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455767716961483524
Precip in1.31.12.04.14.76.05.04.93.93.02.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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