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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 Red Ash, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Ash 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 Red Ash:
- 37.116047, -81.869880
- 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 Red Ash
- 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Red Ash is near Buchanan County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Red Ash
Communities Also Named Red Ash ...
We found three communities that are also named Red Ash.
Within Virginia, the name Red Ash is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Whitley County
- This Red Ash is located in Whitley County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Red Ash that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Red Ash.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Red Ash is located in Campbell County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Red Ash that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Red Ash.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Red Ash [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Ash ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fork Ridge is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge
- Horn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horn is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
- Indian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Jewell Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Ridge is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Ridge
- Lynn Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lynn Spring is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Spring
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marvin is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Premier
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Premier is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Raven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seaboard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Sulphur Spring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Spring is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Swords Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Red Ash to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Red Ash to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Ash and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Red Ash to Tazewell, with an average speed<4> 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 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east (E). 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 290 miles [466.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Ash) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Red Ash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Red Ash 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 Red Ash. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1160, Longitude: -81.8699 In this case, the coordinates for Red Ash have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.821 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.351 degrees. |
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