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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 Ashville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ashville:
    • 38.880668, -77.934162
    • 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 Ashville
  • 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 Ashville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Ashville.

Within Virginia, the name Ashville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Ashville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Ashville.
    • Florida
      • Jefferson County
      • This Ashville is located in Jefferson County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ashville.
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler 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 Illinois community of Ashville [Schuyler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Ashville is located in Jefferson County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ashville.
    • Louisiana
      • Tensas Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ashville [Tensas Parish].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Ashville is located in Hancock County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Ashville.
    • Manitoba
      • This Ashville lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Ashville is located in Chautauqua County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Ashville.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway County
      • This Ashville is located in Pickaway County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Ashville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Ashville is located in Cambria County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ashville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Ashville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashville ...

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.

  • Cresthill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
    • Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
  • Frogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Frogtown is located in Fauquier County
  • Marshall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
  • Old Tavern
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
    • Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
  • Rock Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashville and extending to:

  • Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ashville to Warrenton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8807, Longitude: -77.9342       In this case, the coordinates for Ashville 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 Ashville 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 Ashville, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Ashville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.421 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.041 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.099 degrees.









 

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