Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Abbey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Abbey
- 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:
- 42.631571, -114.756162
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Abbey
- 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 Twin Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Twin Falls County
- Since Abbey is near Gooding County and also Jerome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gooding County
- eBird sighting report for Jerome 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Abbey ...
We found three communities that share the name Abbey.
Within Idaho, the name Abbey is unique.
Beyond Idaho, there is another community also named Abbey in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Abbey, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Abbey lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Abbey that is located in Twin Falls County.
- Saskatchewan
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbey ...
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.
- Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Clover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Twin Falls County
- Curry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Deep Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Twin Falls County
- Filer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
- Filer is located in Twin Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <3>
- Haytown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hydra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Jerome County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <3>
How Far From Abbey 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 community such as Abbey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Abbey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Abbey and extending to:
- Twin Falls, which is the Seat of Twin Falls County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abbey to Twin Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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- Abbey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abbey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6316, Longitude: -114.7562 In this case, the coordinates for Abbey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abbey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Abbey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.366 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.513 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.332 degrees. |