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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.
- 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:
- 34.503130, -89.502942
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Since Abbeville is near Marshall County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Abbeville
Communities Also Named Abbeville ...
We found four communities that are also named Abbeville.
Within Mississippi, the name Abbeville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, 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 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Abbeville that is located in Lafayette County.
- 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 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Abbeville that is located in Lafayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Abbeville.
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Abbeville that is located in Lafayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Abbeville.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Abbeville is located in Abbeville County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the Abbeville that is located in Lafayette County.
- 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.
- Alesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dukes Ferry is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Ferry
- Free Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Free Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Springs
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Keel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keel is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Laws Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molly Barr Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Molly Barr Cove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molly Barr Cove
- Rolling Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rolling Woods is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Rollings Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rollings Woods is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollings Woods
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County
- 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 town 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:
- Oxford, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Abbeville to Oxford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 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: 34.5031, Longitude: -89.5029 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.213 degrees. |
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