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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ashmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashmere and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ashmere:
- 37.982085, -78.404731
- 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 Ashmere
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Ashmere is near Charlottesville City and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Ashmere
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashmere ...
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.
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Everettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Everettsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettsville
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greenfields
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfields is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Hunters Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hall
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Park is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Park
- Riverrun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverrun is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverrun
- Rockbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rugby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Running Deer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Running Deer is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Deer
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Village Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Village Square is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Vinegar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Ashmere 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 Ashmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ashmere and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Ashmere to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ashmere to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9821, Longitude: -78.4047 In this case, the coordinates for Ashmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.744 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.271 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.624 degrees. |
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