Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Abbot Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbot Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Abbot 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 Abbot Springs:
  • 33.360943, -86.481648
  • 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 Abbot 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Abbot Springs is near Saint Clair County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Abbot Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbot 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.

• Chancellor Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chancellor Crossroads is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Crossroads
• Cloverdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Erratta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Erratta is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
• Fourmile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fourmile is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
• Glovers Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
• Grove Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Harpersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpersville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <1>
• Homestead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Homestead is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Indian Shoals
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
• Kings Chapel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
• Minor Terrace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
• Shoal Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
• Valentine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Valentine is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Abbot Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Abbot Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Abbot Springs and extending to:

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abbot Springs to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'