Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ashley
- 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 Ashley:
- 37.215984, -77.476374
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ashley
- 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Since Ashley is near Chesterfield County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ashley ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Ashley.
Within Virginia, the name Ashley is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashley [Ben Hill County].
- Wilcox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashley [Wilcox County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Ashley is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ashley that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Ashley.
- Frederick County
- This Ashley is located in Frederick County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north of the Ashley that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Ashley.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley ...
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.
- Chestnut Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Field Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Grant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hunters Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Green
- Hunters Green is located in Chesterfield County
- Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rabbit Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- River View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Robertson Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertson Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Sandy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Chesterfield County
- Trojan Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trojan Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
How Far From Ashley 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 Ashley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashley and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ashley to Dinwiddie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,566 miles [7,348.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Ashley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2160, Longitude: -77.4764 In this case, the coordinates for Ashley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ashley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ashley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.237 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.577 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.521 degrees. |