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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 Abington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abington Park 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 Abington Park:
- 33.852051, -83.999632
- 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 Abington Park
- 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 Abington Park is near Walton County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Abington Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abington Park ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cricket Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Emerald Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Falcon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flowers Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
- Graystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Mason Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Woods
- River Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
- Rivermist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Rose Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Scenic Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Summer Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summer Place is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
- Summit Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Timber Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Trace is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
- Twin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Williams Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Place is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place
How Far From Abington Park 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 Abington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Abington Park and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Abington Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abington Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Abington Park 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 Abington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8521, Longitude: -83.9996 In this case, the coordinates for Abington Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.03 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.434 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.11 degrees. |
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