Ashland, VA Road Trips
Plan drives from Ashland, VA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
184.1 mi
Roanoke, VA
Quickest Drive
3h 33m
Roanoke, VA
Plan Around Ashland, VA
Popular Incoming Routes
Useful if Ashland, VA is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.
Ashland, VA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
7,667
Median Income
$65,000
Median Home Value
$272,600
Median Age
30.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Ashland, VA at a Glance
Founded
1858
Elevation
213 ft
Area
7 mi²
Notable People from Ashland, VA
A sampling of people born in Ashland, VA.
Martha Dodd
1908–1990
American journalist, novelist and spy for the Soviet Union (1908–1990)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Ashland, VA.
Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
United States historic place
Ashland Historic District
United States historic place
City data from Wikidata (Q725586), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Ashland, VA
Ashland is in Central Virginia.
1 Ashland/Hanover Visitor Center, 112 North Railroad Avenue, toll-free: +1-800-897-1479.
1 Center Of The Universe Brewing Company, 11293 Air Park Road, ☏ +1 804 368-0299. 2 Slash Church, 11353 Mount. Hermon Road, ☏ +1 804 798-4520, [email protected].
1 Anthony's Pizza Restaurant, 111 N Washington Hwy, ☏ +1 804 798-3181. 2 Cracker Barrel, 106 Carter Rd S, ☏ +1 804 798-1542. 3 Homemades by Suzanne, 102 N. Railroad Ave., ☏ +1 804 798-8331. 4 Industrial Taphouse, 10392 Leadbetter Road, ☏ +1 804-299-2649. Burgers and craft beer with an industrial ambience. 5 Sushi Yokozuna, 207 N Washington Hwy, ☏ +1 804-496-6960. Trackside Grill, 301 S. Railroad Ave (Park in the gravel parking lot to the right of the building.), ☏ +1 804 752-4688. Monday – Thursday 11am – 8pm, Friday & Saturday 11am – 9pm, Sunday 11am – 8pm. (updated Jul 2022)
1 Country Inn & Suites, 11600 Lakeridge Parkway, ☏ +1 804 798-7378, [email protected]. (updated Sep 2020) 2 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Richmond North Ashland, 107 South Carter Road, toll-free: +1-877-859-5095. 3 Howard Johnson Inn & Suites/Kings Dominion, 107 N Carter Rd, toll-free: +1-800-467-4600. 4 Sleep Inn & Suites, 80 Cottage Green Dr, ☏ +1 804 752-2355. 5 SpringHill Suites Richmond Virginia Center, 9701 Brook Road, Glen Allen, ☏ +1-804-266-9403. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. This hotel offers free wireless high-speed Internet and daily breakfast buffet.
You can get in via access I-95. It is also services one airport, Hanover County Municipal Airport (FAA LID: OFP).
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