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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.
- 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:
- 39.474764, -87.062236
- 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 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Asherville is near Putnam County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Asherville
Communities Also Named Asherville ...
We found two communities that are also named Asherville.
Within Indiana, the name Asherville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- This Asherville is located in Mitchell County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west of the Asherville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Asherville.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Asherville is located in Stoddard County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Asherville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Asherville.
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.
- Billville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Hoosierville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoosierville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
- Knightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Shady Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
How Far From Asherville 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 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:
- Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Asherville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Asherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4748, Longitude: -87.0622 In this case, the coordinates for Asherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.968 degrees. |
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