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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:
- 34.544505, -100.207336
- 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 Childress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Childress County
- Since Abington is near Hall County and also Collingsworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collingsworth 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 Texas, the name Abington is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abington that is located in Childress 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 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abington that is located in Childress 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 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Abington that is located in Childress 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 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abington that is located in Childress 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 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the east of the Abington that is located in Childress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Abington.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Abington is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abington that is located in Childress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Abington.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Scotland
- Distance: 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abington
- Ireland
- Distance: 4,433 miles [7,134.2 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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Cee Vee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Jackson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Loco ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loco is located in Childress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Louis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
- Plains Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plains Junction is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Junction
- Punkin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Sandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Harmon County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Tell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
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:
- Childress, which is the Seat of Childress County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Abington to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 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 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> | 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: 34.5445, Longitude: -100.2073 In this case, the coordinates for Abington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.713 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.06 degrees. |
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