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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 Abingdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abingdon 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 Abingdon:
- 36.709747, -81.977335
- 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 Abingdon
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Abingdon is near Sullivan County and also Bristol City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
- 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 Abingdon
Communities Also Named Abingdon ...
We found seven communities that are also named Abingdon.
Within Virginia, the name Abingdon is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Abingdon, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Abingdon is located in Knox County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Abingdon that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Abingdon.
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- This Abingdon is located in Jefferson County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Abingdon that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Abingdon.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Abingdon is located in Harford County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Abingdon that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Abingdon.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Abingdon is located in Caldwell County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Abingdon that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Abingdon.
- Ontario
- This Abingdon lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Abingdon that is located in Washington County.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Abingdon is located in Cherokee County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Abingdon that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Abingdon.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 3,913 miles [6,297.4 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Abingdon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abingdon ...
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.
- Butts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Evergreen Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Fractionville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fractionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parks Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Rust Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shortsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
How Far From Abingdon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Abingdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abingdon and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Abingdon to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abingdon) 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 Abingdon 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 Abingdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7097, Longitude: -81.9773 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.887 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.53 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.518 degrees. |
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