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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 Abbs Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abbs Valley 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 Abbs Valley:
- 37.243124, -81.453735
- 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 Abbs Valley
- 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Abbs Valley is near McDowell County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Abbs Valley
Communities Also Named Abbs Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Abbs Valley.
Within Virginia, the name Abbs Valley is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Abbs Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Abbs Valley [Mercer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abbs Valley ...
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 Vein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Vein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Vein
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Wolf is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Drytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drytown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Filbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Filbert is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Five Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Fourway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fourway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
- Horsepen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horsepen is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
- Horsepen Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
- Jacobs Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jacobs Fork is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Fork
- Jenkinjones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinjones is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinjones
- Mud Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sam is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam
- Skygusty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skygusty is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skygusty
- Stony Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Tiptop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tiptop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
How Far From Abbs Valley 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 Abbs Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Abbs Valley and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Abbs Valley to Tazewell, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Abbs Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abbs Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Abbs Valley 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 Abbs Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2431, Longitude: -81.4537 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.571 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.138 degrees. |
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