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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Abbeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbeville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Abbeville:
- 31.569481, -85.250382
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Abbeville
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Abbeville is near Dale County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Abbeville
Communities Also Named Abbeville ...
We found four communities that are also named Abbeville.
Within Alabama, the name Abbeville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Wilcox County
- This Abbeville is located in Wilcox County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Abbeville.
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Abbeville that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Abbeville.
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- This Abbeville is located in Lafayette County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Abbeville that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Abbeville.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Abbeville is located in Abbeville County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Abbeville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbeville ...
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.
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Edgefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Graball
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pecan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Richards Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richards Crossroads is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Crossroads
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Screamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shorterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Texasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Texasville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Abbeville 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 city such as Abbeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abbeville and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Abbeville to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abbeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Abbeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5695, Longitude: -85.2504 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.636 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.108 degrees. |
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