Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Abbey Hill

• 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 Abbey Hill:
  • 34.075101, -84.068800
  • 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 Abbey Hill

• 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Since Abbey Hill is near Forsyth County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Abbey Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbey Hill ...

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.

• Carrols Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Falconcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
• Frontier Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
• Gilberts Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
• Gravel Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Level Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
• Maple Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Settles Bridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
• Shake Rag
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Sugar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <1>
• Sugar Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge

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

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

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abbey Hill to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'