Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Aily

• 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 Aily:
  • 37.087137, -82.286010
  • 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 Aily

• 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
  • Since Aily is near Russell County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Aily

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aily ...

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.

• Birchleaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Birchleaf is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchleaf
• Carrie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrie is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carrie
  • From Aily to Carrie
• Flat Top
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Top is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Hazel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hazel is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Indian ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Indian is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
• Judge ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Judge is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Nancy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nancy is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
• Open Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Open Fork is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Fork
• Tarpon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tarpon
  • From Aily to Tarpon
• Tiny
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiny is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiny

How Far From Aily 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 Aily to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Aily and extending to:

• Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aily to Clintwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'