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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 Abbeyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbeyville 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 Abbeyville:
- 38.77882, -106.489118
- 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 Abbeyville
- 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 Gunnison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- Since Abbeyville is near Chaffee County and also Pitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chaffee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitkin 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 Abbeyville
Communities Also Named Abbeyville ...
We found three communities that are also named Abbeyville.
Within Colorado, the name Abbeyville is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Abbeyville in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Abbeyville, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Abbeyville is located in Medina County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abbeyville that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Abbeyville.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- France
- Distance: 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abbeyville
- Ireland
- Distance: 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abbeyville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbeyville ...
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.
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Everett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Monarch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Tincup
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Abbeyville 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 Abbeyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abbeyville and extending to:
- Gunnison, which is the Seat of Gunnison County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abbeyville to Gunnison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Abbeyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Abbeyville 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 Abbeyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7788, Longitude: -106.4891 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.561 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.153 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.885 degrees. |
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