Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Abbs Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbs Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Abbs Valley
- 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 Abbs Valley:
- 37.303728, -81.302878
- 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 Abbs Valley
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Abbs Valley is near Tazewell County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for McDowell 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
Communities Also Named Abbs Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Abbs Valley.
Within West Virginia, the name Abbs Valley is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Abbs Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Abbs Valley that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Abbs Valley.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbs Valley ...
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.
- Big Vein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bluestone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Brush Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Fork
- Brush Fork is located in Mercer County
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Coopers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Falls Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Flipping
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Goodwill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hales Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Bottom
- Hales Bottom is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Littlesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Sam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Yards
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
How Far From Abbs Valley 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 Abbs Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Abbs Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Abbs Valley and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abbs Valley to Princeton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Abbs Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbs Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3037, Longitude: -81.3029 In this case, the coordinates for Abbs Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abbs Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Abbs Valley 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 310.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.152 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.056 degrees. |