Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Abert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abert and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Abert
- 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 Abert:
- 37.493001, -79.236281
- 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 Abert
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Abert is near Amherst County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- 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
Communities Also Named Abert ...
We found one communities that share the name Abert.
Within Virginia, the name Abert is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Abert in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abert ...
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.
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Coffee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Court House Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Court House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Daniels Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Diamond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Eagles Eyrie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Eyrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Eyrie
- Eagles Eyrie is located in Bedford County
- Federal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Amherst County
- Great Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
- Ivanhoe Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Keystone Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
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- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Martins Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Amherst County
- Merry Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Moor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Panorama Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Peakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Prices Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Prices Store is located in Amherst County
- Salt Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Three Fountains
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
- Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
- Viking Fiord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viking Fiord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
- Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
- Maple Hill
How Far From Abert 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 Abert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Abert and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Abert to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Abert could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Abert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4930, Longitude: -79.2363 In this case, the coordinates for Abert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Abert to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.776 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.138 degrees. |