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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:
- 31.992349, -83.306906
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Abbeville is near Dodge County and also Ben Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ben Hill 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 Georgia, the name Abbeville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- This Abbeville is located in Henry County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Abbeville that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Abbeville.
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Abbeville that is located in Wilcox 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 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Abbeville that is located in Wilcox 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 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Wilcox 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.
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Kramer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kramer is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Queensland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Rhine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Temperance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Abbeville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Abbeville 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'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 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: 31.9923, Longitude: -83.3069 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.619 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.295 degrees. |
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