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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 Abdan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abdan 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 Abdan:
- 32.614027, -89.566738
- 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 Abdan
- 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Since Abdan is near Scott County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Abdan
Communities Also Named Abdan ...
We found three communities that are also named Abdan.
Within Mississippi, the name Abdan is unique.
Beyond Mississippi.
While we haven't found any other communities named Abdan in either the United States or Canada, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Afghanistan
- Distance: 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km]<1> to the north northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abdan
- Iran
- Distance: 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abdan
- Tajikistan
- Distance: 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km]<1> to the north northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abdan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abdan ...
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.
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Freeny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeny is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
- Gill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piggtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piggtown is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggtown
- Pilgrim Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Standing Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Tuckers Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Abdan 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 Abdan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abdan and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Abdan to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Abdan) 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 Abdan 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 Abdan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6140, Longitude: -89.5667 In this case, the coordinates for Abdan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.031 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.59 degrees. |
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