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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Abdan
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Abdan ...
We found three communities that share the name 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 ...
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.
- Cash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Freeny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Gill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <3>
- Piggtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Pilgrim Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Leake County
- Standing Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Tuckers Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <3>
How Far From Abdan to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abdan to Carthage, with an average speed<4> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abdan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abdan) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.031 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.59 degrees. |