Ashland
in Hanover County of Virginia, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
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: 08:30 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:37 am and 6:09 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

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 08:30 AM (Saturday). 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 9°C / 49 °F
Evening Temperature 14°C / 58 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1029 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 2nd of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 3rd of November 2024

16°C (61 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 4th of November 2024

21°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Henry Clay Inn

Address
0,1 mi
114 N Railroad Ave
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hampton Inn Richmond-North-Ashland

Address
0,5 mi
705 England Street
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


DAYS INN ASHLAND VA

Address
0,8 mi
806 ENGLAND STREET I-95 & RT 54
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn Express & Suites RICHMOND NORTH ASHLAND

Address
1,0 mi
107 South Carter Road
23005 ASHLAND
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Fairfield Inn & Suites Richmond Ashland

Address
3,2 mi
11625 Lakeridge Parkway
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ashland-Hanover Country Inn and Suites by Radisson

Address
3,3 mi
11600 LAKERIDGE PARKWAY
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Palm Leaf Motel

Address
0,6 mi
306 S Washington Hwy
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ashland Inn and Suites

Address
0,8 mi
810 England St
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Red Carpet Inn

Address
1,0 mi
103 N Carter Rd
23005 Ashland
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Candlewood Suites RICHMOND NORTH-GLEN ALLEN

Address
6,1 mi
10609 Telegraph Rd
23059 GLEN ALLEN
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Summertime Amtraks in Ashland, VA

Published: August 05, 2014
Length: 01:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: murjax

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

Published: May 07, 2014
Length: 20:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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

Published: February 06, 2015
Length: 09:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: PlugInSites

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

Published: January 06, 2015
Length: 10:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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

Published: January 10, 2015
Length: 49:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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

Published: March 16, 2014
Length: 39:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: murjax

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

Published: August 11, 2013
Length: 22:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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

Published: January 25, 2013
Length: 06:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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?

Published: January 27, 2013
Length: 59:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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

Published: April 20, 2014
Length: 15:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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).

Located at 37.76, -77.49 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hanover County, Virginia, 1720 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies, Virginia counties, Geography of Richmond, Virginia, Populated places established in 1720

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.

Located at 37.7594, -77.4772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Populated places in Hanover County, Virginia, Towns in Virginia

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.

Located at 37.7624, -77.4754 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Astronomical observatories in Virginia, Randolph–Macon College, 1963 establishments

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.

Located at 37.7596, -77.4812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Hanover County, Virginia, Amtrak stations in Virginia, Stations along Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad lines, Railway stations opened in 1866, Transportation in Hanover County, Virginia

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.

Located at 37.7461, -77.4956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Radio stations in Virginia, Radio stations established in 1962

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.

Located at 37.7639, -77.4778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
College football venues, Sports venues in Virginia, Buildings and structures in Hanover County, Virginia


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Slash Cottage, Slashes, Ashland, Ешланд, ایشلنڈ، ورجینیا