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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 Abba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abba 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 Abba:
- 31.757110, -83.370334
- 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 Abba
- 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 Ben Hill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ben Hill County
- Since Abba is near Irwin County and also Turner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Irwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Turner 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 Abba
Communities Also Named Abba ...
We found two communities that are also named Abba.
Within Georgia, the name Abba is unique.
Beyond Georgia.
While we haven't found any other communities named Abba in either the United States or Canada, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Central African Republic
- Distance: 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km]<1> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on Abba
- Nigeria
- Distance: 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km]<1> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on Abba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abba ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cold Springs is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Flat Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ford is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ford
- Forest Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Irwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Mystic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Queensland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Rebecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Abba 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 Abba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abba and extending to:
- Fitzgerald, which is the Seat of Ben Hill County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Abba to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abba) 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 Abba 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 Abba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7571, Longitude: -83.3703 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.373 degrees. |
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