Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Abernathys Mill:
  • 33.864270, -85.209672
  • 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 Abernathys Mill

• 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 Haralson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
  • Since Abernathys Mill is near Polk County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Abernathys Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abernathys Mill ...

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.

• Caseyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Caseyville is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
• Cedartown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedartown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <1>
• Draketown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Draketown is located in Haralson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
• Dugdown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dugdown is located in Haralson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
• Fish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
• Grady ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grady is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
• Little Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Creek is located in Haralson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Mars Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mars Hill is located in Cleburne County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Piney Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Piney Woods is located in Haralson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
• Poplar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Tabernacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Treat ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Treat is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat

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

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

• Buchanan, which is the Seat of Haralson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Abernathys Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'