Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Asherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Asherville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Asherville
- 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 Asherville:
- 39.406898, -97.977761
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Asherville
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Asherville is near Cloud County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cloud County
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Asherville ...
We found two communities that share the name Asherville.
Within Kansas, the name Asherville is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Asherville is located in Clay County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east of the Asherville that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Asherville.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Asherville is located in Stoddard County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Asherville that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Asherville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Asherville ...
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.
- Brewer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Cook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
- Glen Elder
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Elder
- Glen Elder is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Elder <3>
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Macyville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
How Far From Asherville 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 Asherville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Asherville and extending to:
- Beloit, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Asherville to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asherville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Asherville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Asherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4069, Longitude: -97.9778 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Asherville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.314 degrees. |