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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 Cashville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cashville 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 Cashville:
    • 37.702075, -75.808265
    • 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 Cashville
  • 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Since Cashville is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Cashville

Communities Also Named Cashville ...

We found one communities that are also named Cashville.

Within Virginia, the name Cashville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Cashville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Cashville is located in Spartanburg County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cashville that is located in Accomack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Cashville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cashville ...

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.

  • Bobtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
  • Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Boston is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Cedar View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar View is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
  • Chancetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chancetown is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
  • Crockett Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
  • Deep Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Graysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Graysville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Greenbush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jordan is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Little Hell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
    • Locksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Locksville is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
    • Locustville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pennyville is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
    • Savageville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Savageville is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
    • Ticktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown

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

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

  • Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cashville to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Cashville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cashville 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 Cashville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7021, Longitude: -75.8083       In this case, the coordinates for Cashville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.252 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.529 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.673 degrees.