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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 North Abington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Abington 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 North Abington:
    • 42.129275, -70.949993
    • 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 North Abington
  • 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since North Abington is near Norfolk County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 North Abington

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Abington ...

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.

  • Accord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Braintree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Fireworks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Golden Ring Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
  • Gurneys Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
  • Idlewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
  • Liberty Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
  • Lincoln Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Manns Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marshall Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
    • Old Boat Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
    • Town Hall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall
    • Winters Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

How Far From North Abington 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 North Abington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Abington and extending to:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Abington to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Abington) 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 North Abington 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 North Abington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1293, Longitude: -70.9500    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.945 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.497 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.64 degrees.