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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 Abney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Abney 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 Abney:
- 37.688449, -81.203989
- 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 Abney
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Abney is near Mercer County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Abney
Communities Also Named Abney ...
We found four communities that are also named Abney.
Within West Virginia, the name Abney is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Abney [Saint Tammany Parish].
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This Abney is located in Itawamba County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Abney that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Abney.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Abney lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Abney that is located in Raleigh County.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Abney [Kershaw County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abney ...
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.
- Affinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Affinity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affinity
- Big Stick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stick
- Blue Jay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Jay is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Coal City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
- Jonben
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jonben is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonben
- Josephine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lego is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
- Lillybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lillybrook is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillybrook
- Princewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Spangler Factory ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spangler Factory is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Factory
- Winding Gulf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Winding Gulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Gulf
- Woodpeck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodpeck is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpeck
How Far From Abney 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 community such as Abney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Abney and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Abney to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Abney 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Abney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Abney 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 Abney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6884, Longitude: -81.2040 In this case, the coordinates for Abney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.134 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.893 degrees. |
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