Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Abe Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abe Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Abe Springs
- 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 Abe Springs:
- 30.365752, -85.147418
- 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 Abe Springs
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Abe Springs is near Liberty County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abe Springs ...
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.
- Choconickla ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choconickla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconickla
- Choconickla is located in Calhoun County
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Fisher Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Corner
- Fisher Corner is located in Calhoun County
- Leonards ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Calhoun County
- Mosquito Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Landing
- Mosquito Landing is located in Liberty County
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pine Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Calhoun County
How Far From Abe Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Abe Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Abe Springs and extending to:
- Blountstown, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Abe Springs to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abe Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abe Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abe Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3658, Longitude: -85.1474 In this case, the coordinates for Abe Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Abe Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.316 degrees. |