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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 Abercrombie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abercrombie and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Abercrombie:
    • 32.848737, -87.164996
    • 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 Abercrombie
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Abercrombie is near Perry County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Abercrombie

Communities Also Named Abercrombie ...

We found seven communities that are also named Abercrombie.

Within Alabama, the name Abercrombie is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Abercrombie, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Dakota
      • Richland County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Richland County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Abercrombie that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Abercrombie.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Abercrombie lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Abercrombie that is located in Bibb County.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Brazoria County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Abercrombie that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Abercrombie.
      • Travis County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Travis County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the west southwest of the Abercrombie that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Abercrombie.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 9,214 miles [14,828.5 km]<1> to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 9,191 miles [14,791.5 km] to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie
    • Mauritius
      • Distance: 10,090 miles [16,238.3 km]<1> to the east northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abercrombie ...

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.

  • Active
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Active is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
  • Choctaw Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
  • Gary Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary Springs is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Springs
  • Goodson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goodson is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Ironville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ironville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Jamesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jamesville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Maud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maud is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pondville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pondville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
  • Tabernacle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Trio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trio is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Youngbloods Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry

How Far From Abercrombie 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 Abercrombie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abercrombie and extending to:

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Abercrombie to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Abercrombie) 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 Abercrombie 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 Abercrombie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8487, Longitude: -87.1650       In this case, the coordinates for Abercrombie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.85 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.396 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.581 degrees.