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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 Abbeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Abbeville:
    • 29.972788, -92.127670
    • 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 Abbeville
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Vermilion Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
    • Since Abbeville is near Iberia Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette Parish
  • 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 Abbeville

Communities Also Named Abbeville ...

We found four communities that are also named Abbeville.

Within Louisiana, the name Abbeville is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • This Abbeville is located in Henry County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Vermilion Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Abbeville.
    • Georgia
      • Wilcox County
      • This Abbeville is located in Wilcox County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Vermilion Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Abbeville.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • This Abbeville is located in Lafayette County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Vermilion Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Abbeville.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This Abbeville is located in Abbeville County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abbeville that is located in Vermilion Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Abbeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbeville ...

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.

  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Charlotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Charon is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charon
  • Flanders
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Henry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Indian Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Intracoastal City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leroy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Woodlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Abbeville 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 city such as Abbeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abbeville and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Abbeville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abbeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9728, Longitude: -92.1277    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.578 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.18 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.019 degrees.