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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 Abner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abner 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 Abner:
    • 35.498508, -79.906447
    • 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 Abner
  • 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 Abner ...

We found six communities that share the name Abner.

Within North Carolina, the name Abner is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Abner [Clay County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Abner [Pike County].
    • Georgia
      • Spalding County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Abner [Spalding County].
    • Kentucky
      • Nicholas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Abner [Nicholas County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Abner [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • This Abner is located in Kaufman County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<3> to the west of the Abner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Abner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abner ...

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.

  • Black Ankle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Ankle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
    • Black Ankle is located in Montgomery County
  • Blaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
  • Eldorado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
  • Ether
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ether have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Ether is located in Montgomery County
  • Flint Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Lovejoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovejoy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
    • Lovejoy is located in Montgomery County
  • Refuge Mission
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Mission
    • Refuge Mission is located in Montgomery County
  • Seagrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
  • Steeds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeds
    • Steeds is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Abner 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 Abner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abner and extending to:

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Abner to Troy, with an average speed<6> 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 73 miles [117.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomery-county-nc.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Abner 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.
<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 Abner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Abner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4985, Longitude: -79.9064    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Abner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.681 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.973 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.056 degrees.









 

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