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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 Warrensville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrensville 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 Warrensville:
- 36.460886, -81.518953
- 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 Warrensville
- 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Since Warrensville is near Johnson County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Warrensville
Communities Also Named Warrensville ...
We found two communities that are also named Warrensville.
Within North Carolina, the name Warrensville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north of the Warrensville that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Warrensville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Warrensville is located in Lycoming County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Warrensville that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Warrensville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrensville ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Comet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Nathans Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Orion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trout is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Tuckerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuckerdale is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerdale
How Far From Warrensville 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 Warrensville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warrensville and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Warrensville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Warrensville) 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 Warrensville 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 Warrensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4609, Longitude: -81.5190 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.615 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.405 degrees. |
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