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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 Abercrombie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abercrombie and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Abercrombie:
    • 30.338817, -97.725561
    • 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 Abercrombie
  • 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 Travis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
    • Since Abercrombie is near Williamson County and also Hays County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hays 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 Abercrombie

Communities Also Named Abercrombie ...

We found seven communities that are also named Abercrombie.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Abercrombie.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Abercrombie, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Brazoria County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Brazoria County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Abercrombie that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Abercrombie.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Bibb County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abercrombie that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Abercrombie.
    • North Dakota
      • Richland County
      • This Abercrombie is located in Richland County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the north of the Abercrombie that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Abercrombie.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Abercrombie lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Abercrombie that is located in Travis County.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 8,572 miles [13,795.3 km]<1> to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 8,548 miles [13,756.7 km] to the west southwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie
    • Mauritius
      • Distance: 10,735 miles [17,276.3 km]<1> to the east northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Abercrombie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abercrombie ...

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.

  • Decker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Decker is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Four Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Points is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Greenshores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenshores is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
  • Jollyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
  • Kings Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kings Village is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
  • Lost Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Pond Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
  • Rollingwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Three Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Three Points is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
  • Walnut Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
  • Waters Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Waters Park is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park

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

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

  • Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Abercrombie to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,878 miles [12,678.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Abercrombie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Abercrombie 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 Abercrombie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3388, Longitude: -97.7256       In this case, the coordinates for Abercrombie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.217 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.505 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.305 degrees.