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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 Abe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abe 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 Abe:
- 45.043259, -111.684137
- 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 Abe
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Abe is near Gallatin County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Abe
Communities Also Named Abe ...
We found six communities that are also named Abe.
Within Montana, the name Abe is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Abe in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Abe, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Miami County
- This Abe is located in Miami County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the east of the Abe that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Abe.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Ivory Coast
- Distance: 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abe
- Equatorial Guinea
- Distance: 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abe
- Japan
- Distance: 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km]<1> to the northwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Abe
- Nigeria
- Distance: 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abe
- Solomon Islands
- Distance: 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km]<1> to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Abe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abe ...
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.
- Cliff Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Lake
- Grahams Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grahams Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Place
- Indian Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Leary Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leary Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary Place
- Leonard Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leonard Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
- Missouri Flats ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Flats is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Flats
- Reeder Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeder Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Place
- Tate Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tate Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Place
How Far From Abe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Abe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Abe once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Abe and extending to:
- Virginia City, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abe to Virginia City, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Abe 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 Abe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0433, Longitude: -111.6841 In this case, the coordinates for Abe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.055 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.246 degrees. |
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