Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashby Gap Estates:
  • 39.014830, -77.964996
  • 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 Ashby Gap Estates

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Ashby Gap Estates is near Fauquier County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Ashby Gap Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashby Gap Estates ...

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.

• Berrys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Berrys is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Care Free Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Care Free Acres is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Care Free Acres
• Fisher Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
• Frogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Mountain Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Paris
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Paris is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
• Paris Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
• River Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • River Park is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
• Willow Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Ashby Gap Estates 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 Ashby Gap Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashby Gap Estates and extending to:

• Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ashby Gap Estates to Berryville, with an average speed<3> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'