Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Azen:
  • 36.658173, -81.635949
  • 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 Azen

• 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 Azen is near Smyth County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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 Azen

Communities Also Named Azen ...

We found two communities that are also named Azen.

Within Virginia, the name Azen is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Scotland County
    • This Azen is located in Scotland County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Azen that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Azen.
  • Ontario
    • This Azen lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the north of the Azen that is located in Washington County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Azen ...

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.

• Big Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Big Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Creek Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Creek Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Junction
• Dry Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Fork is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Flatwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flatwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Green Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Cove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
• Listening Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Listening Rock is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listening Rock
• Loves Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
• Masada
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Masada is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
• Stony Battery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Battery is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Battery
• Sugar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

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

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

• Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Azen to Abingdon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'