Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Abington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Abington
- 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 Abington:
- 36.177359, -80.104210
- 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 Abington
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Abington is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Abington ...
We found nine communities that share the name Abington.
Within North Carolina, the name Abington is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Abington, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abington ...
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.
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Bonanza Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Chalk Level ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Greystone Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- High Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
- Smokerise
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sun Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Timber Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <4>
- Willowbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
How Far From Abington 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 Abington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abington and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abington to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1774, Longitude: -80.1042 In this case, the coordinates for Abington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Abington could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Abington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.788 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.921 degrees. |