Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ashleys:
  • 36.702335, -81.914291
  • 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 Ashleys

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Ashleys is near Sullivan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Ashleys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashleys ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Drowning Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
• Fractionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fractionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
• Green Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Spring is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Lowland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
• Meadowview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadowview <1>
• Mock Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mock Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
• Parks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parks Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
• Roetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roetown
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shortsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shortsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville

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

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

• Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ashleys to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'