Ashland
in Hanover County of Virginia, United States
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Richmond International Airport (20 mi) - Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (59 mi)
- Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (69 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (79 mi)
- Washington Dulles International Airport (82 mi)
- Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (85 mi)
- Norfolk International Airport (92 mi)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport (107 mi)
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Hanover Country Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- The Crossings Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Hunting Hawk Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- The Dominion Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Jefferson Lakeside Country Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- The Hollows Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Belmont Golf Course (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Independence Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Country Club of Virginia (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Willow Oaks Country Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Sturgeon Creek Marina (marina, (28 mi)
- Dukes Creek Marina (marina, (25 mi)
- Lake Anna Marina (marina, (28 mi)
- Rocky Branch Marina (marina, (28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 37.759 and -77.480 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 37° 45' 32" and W -77° 28' 47"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:21 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:19 am and 7:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Ashland
Ashland in Hanover County (Virginia) with it's 7,503 habitants is located in United States about 82 mi (or 132 km) south of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Ashland is now 12:21 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Ashland, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Richmond International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 4 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hanover, Richmond, Bowling Green, Chesterfield and Goochland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Henry Clay Inn
Hampton Inn Richmond-North-Ashland
DAYS INN ASHLAND VA
Holiday Inn Express & Suites RICHMOND NORTH ASHLAND
Fairfield Inn & Suites Richmond Ashland
Ashland-Hanover Country Inn and Suites by Radisson
Palm Leaf Motel
Ashland Inn and Suites
Red Carpet Inn
Candlewood Suites RICHMOND NORTH-GLEN ALLEN
Videos from this area
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Summertime Amtraks in Ashland, VA
It's been a couple months since my last railfanning trip, so I decided to pay another visit to Ashland, VA last week. Here are the Amtrak trains that were seen. Enjoy! 1. Amtrak N.E. Regional...
Ashland VA 04.12.14: A.C. Does It
All you need is love. And horsepower, lots of horsepower. And tractive effort, too. But mostly love. My son did a yeoman's duty on April 12th in keeping watch for northbounds on track 2...
EV Fast Charging Station Opens in Ashland, Virginia
Mac's Service Center in Ashland, VA opened a dual port DC Fast Charger with both CHAdeMO and CCS charging options. Help was provided by Virginia Clean Cities. Thanks to Mac McManus of Mac's ...
Ashland VA 09.27.14: Parallelism
After nearly 4 months since our last outing, my son declared that I was probably seeing 'a lot of cool trains' without him and that it was time he accompanied me again so that he could observe...
Ashland VA 09.27.14: It's In The Bag
We had plenty of time to finish breakfast before Northeast Regional 67 arrived in Ashland at 10:03, led by P42 153. While its arrival and departure were far more routine than the Q410/Regional...
Railfanning Ashland, VA 3/15/2014
I visited the town of Ashland, VA to do a little railfanning on the CSX RF&P Subdivision. During the afternoon I spent there I saw a good mix of CSX and Amtrak action and met fellow railfan...
Ashland VA 07.06.13: Side Order
The FFV clan was once again split up in early July, although not in four different directions as it was at the end of June (see 'Children Of All Ages' http://youtu.be/8nmNgLsC9-o). While Mrs....
Ashland VA 12.08.12: Sequential
The traffic through Ashland on December 8th (rail, not auto, that is) continued at a fairly steady pace. Twelve minutes behind Q141 was mixed manifest Q409, with a large head-end cut of covered...
Ashland VA 12.08.12: CS What?
Nearly lost in the sight and sound of L033's passage through Ashland on December 8th was one minor detail - the nose decal on the lead unit, SD70MAC 4723, had been partially worn off, creating...
Ashland VA 04.12.14: Hold On To Your Biscuits
There was plenty of time to finish breakfast after Northeast Regional 88 left Ashland. It was nearly an hour before the next train, but the lull was shattered into a bazillion little pieces...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2012, the population was 101,327. Its county seat is Hanover Courthouse. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
Ashland, Virginia
Ashland is a town located 15 miles north of Richmond along Interstate-95 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Ashland is named after the Lexington, Kentucky estate of Hanover County native and statesman Henry Clay. The area known as The Slashes,that later became Ashland, was developed by the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad as a mineral springs resort in the 1840s. The population was 7,225 as of the 2010 census.
Keeble Observatory
Keeble Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Randolph-Macon College. It is located in Ashland, Virginia (USA), named for Dr. William Houston Keeble, distinguished Professor of Physics at Randolph-Macon College from 1919 until his retirement in 1952. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, the American Astronomical Society, and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ashland, Virginia (Amtrak station)
Ashland, Virginia (Amtrak station) is located at 112 North Railroad Avenue in Ashland, Virginia. The tracks are lined with a cobblestone median in the center of town, making it a popular train-watching site for railfans. Ashland station operates from a former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad station built in 1923 as a replacement for the station which was originally built in 1866 and rebuilt in 1890.
WHAN (AM)
WHAN is a Full Service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Ashland and Hanover County, Virginia. WHAN (1430) is owned and operated by Fifth Estate Broadcasting. WHAN's signal is also carried via an FM translator at 102.9 FM.
Day Field
Day Field is a 5,000-capacity stadium in Ashland, Virginia on the campus of Randolph-Macon College where it serves as home to the school's football program as well as both the men's and women's lacrosse teams.. The stadium is named for benefactor Frank L. Day who donated the land it sits on in 1937.
These districts belong to Ashland.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ashland.
- Hanover
- Richmond
- Bowling Green
- Chesterfield
- Goochland
- Spotsylvania
- King William
- Powhatan
- Hopewell
- Colonial Heights
- Petersburg
- Fredericksburg
- New Kent
- Prince George
- Charles City
- Louisa
- King George
- King and Queen Court House
- Tappahannock
- Amelia Court House
- Stafford
- Dinwiddie
- Montross
- Warsaw
- Palmyra
- Orange
- Cumberland
- Sussex
- Culpeper
- Williamsburg
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Slash Cottage, Slashes, Ashland, Ешланд, ایشلنڈ، ورجینیا
