Outdoor Activities ...

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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ashburn Village

• 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
  • Since Ashburn Village is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Ashburn Village

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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ashburn Village to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'