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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 Abney Country Air, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abney Country Air 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 Abney Country Air:
- 30.281583, -89.721450
- 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 Abney Country Air
- 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 Saint Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- Since Abney Country Air is near Hancock County and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Abney Country Air
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abney Country Air ...
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.
- Bon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Cross Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
- Fountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Foxhollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
- Gum Bayou Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
- Harmony Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Kings Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lake Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
- Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Magnolia Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ozone Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
- Pecan Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pine Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- River Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
- Willow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Abney Country Air 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 Abney Country Air to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Abney Country Air and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abney Country Air to Covington, 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 just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abney Country Air) 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 Abney Country Air 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 Abney Country Air. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2816, Longitude: -89.7215 In this case, the coordinates for Abney Country Air have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.15 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.035 degrees. |
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