Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Abecrumby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abecrumby and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Abecrumby

• 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 Abecrumby:
  • 35.144037, -80.140060
  • 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 Abecrumby

• 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 Anson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
  • Since Abecrumby is near Stanly County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Abecrumby

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abecrumby ...

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.

• Aquadale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aquadale is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquadale
• Beverly ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cedar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cottonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Emerald Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Emerald Shores is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
• Fountain Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Hill is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
• Griffins Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffins Crossroads is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Crossroads
• Olive Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Olive Branch is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Pee Dee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pee Dee is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
• Roper ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roper is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Sugar Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town

How Far From Abecrumby 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 Abecrumby 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<1> community of Abecrumby once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Abecrumby and extending to:

• Wadesboro, which is the Seat of Anson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abecrumby to Wadesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'