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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 Abigail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abigail 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 Abigail:
- 38.576740, -83.982149
- 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 Abigail
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Abigail is near Bracken County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Abigail
Communities Also Named Abigail ...
We found one communities that are also named Abigail.
Within Kentucky, the name Abigail is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Abigail in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abigail ...
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.
- Barefoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Fernleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernleaf is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernleaf
- Gertrude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gertrude is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Manley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mays Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Murphysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Powersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Willow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Bracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Abigail 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 Abigail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Abigail and extending to:
- Mount Olivet, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Abigail to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Abigail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Abigail 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 Abigail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5767, Longitude: -83.9821 In this case, the coordinates for Abigail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.103 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.822 degrees. |
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