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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ashburn Village:
    • 39.043719, -77.474156
    • 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 Ashburn Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashburn Village ...

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.

  • Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
  • Cooktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
    • Cooktown is located in Fairfax County
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Loudoun County
  • Edwards Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
    • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Elmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Evergreen Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
  • Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
    • Graves is located in Loudoun County
  • Leesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
  • Little Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
    • Little Washington is located in Loudoun County
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
  • Royville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
    • Royville is located in Loudoun County
  • Sugarland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland
    • Sugarland is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Sugarland Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
  • University Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center
    • University Center is located in Loudoun County

How Far From Ashburn Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ashburn Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ashburn Village and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ashburn Village to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashburn Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashburn Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashburn Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0437, Longitude: -77.4742       In this case, the coordinates for Ashburn Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ashburn Village 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 308.139 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.745 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.843 degrees.









 

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