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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 Abington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abington 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 Abington:
- 40.118894, -75.119281
- 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 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Abington is near Philadelphia County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Abington
Communities Also Named Abington ...
We found nine communities that are also named Abington.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Abington is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located 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
- Windham County
- This Abington is located in Windham County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Abington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Abington.
- Indiana
- Wayne County
- This Abington is located in Wayne County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the west of the Abington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Abington.
- Louisiana
- Red River Parish
- This Abington is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Abington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Abington.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Abington [Harford County].
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Abington is located in Plymouth County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Abington.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Abington is located in Forsyth County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Abington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Abington.
- Texas
- Childress County
- This Abington is located in Childress County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the west of the Abington that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Childress County community of Abington.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Scotland
- Distance: 3,315 miles [5,335 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abington
- Ireland
- Distance: 3,170 miles [5,101.6 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abington
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.
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Coventry House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Dublin Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Fox Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Heaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hill Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Jamestown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
- Jenkintown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kennedy House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Noble
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paper Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
- Pheasant Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Robert Bruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
- Rockledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Willow Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Abington 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 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:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Abington to Norristown, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Abington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1189, Longitude: -75.1193 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.237 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.404 degrees. |
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