Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Abbottstown:
  • 39.886691, -76.984587
  • 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 Abbottstown

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Abbottstown is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Abbottstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbottstown ...

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.

• Big Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Mountain is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mountain
• Cross Keys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Farmers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Fordville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Gnatstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gnatstown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatstown
• Green Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Irishtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Irishtown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
• Iron Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Ridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
• Jacobs Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacobs Mills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Mills
• Maple Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mount Misery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
• Pigeon Hills ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigeon Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Abbottstown and extending to:

• Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abbottstown to Gettysburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'