Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ewing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ewing
- 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 Ewing:
- 36.636667, -83.431488
- 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 Ewing
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Ewing is near Claiborne County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ewing ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Ewing.
Within Virginia, the name Ewing is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Ewing is located in Cherokee County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ewing that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Ewing.
- Etowah County
- This Ewing is located in Etowah County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest of the Ewing that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Ewing.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Ewing lies 2,009 miles [3,233.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ewing that is located in Lee County.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Lyon 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 Kansas community of Ewing [Lyon County].
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ewing [Marshall County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ewing [Neosho County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ewing [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Cole 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 Missouri community of Ewing [Cole County].
- Lewis County
- This Ewing is located in Lewis County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ewing that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ewing.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Ewing.
- Hocking County
- This Ewing is located in Hocking County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ewing that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Ewing.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- 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 Tennessee community of Ewing [Blount County].
- Sevier County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ewing [Sevier County].
- Texas
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewing ...
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.
- Cubage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hoop Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoop Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop Creek
- Hoop Creek is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Martin Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Creek
- Martin Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Martins Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Fork
- Martins Fork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <5>
- Smiley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ewing 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 Ewing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ewing and extending to:
- Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ewing to Jonesville, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ewing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ewing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ewing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6367, Longitude: -83.4315 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Ewing 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 Ewing, 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 Ewing 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 311.759 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.519 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.145 degrees. |