Is this right in spanish? alli and alla difference

Question

I think I know the difference between allí and allá,

for example if I said my grandfather is buried there in a conversation but the graveyard is 30 miles it would be allí because its precise

Mi abuelo está enterrado allí.

and allá is unprecised

for example,

its beautiful over there in that town, and its 30 miles away too but its unprecise the area im talking about

Es muy bonita allá

unprecise, it's :) Welcome to the forum! - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 6, 2011

Answer 1

This quote may help

¡Búscalo!: A Quick Reference Guide to Spanish Grammar and Usage by William Clarkson and Guillermo Campos:

Ahí translates there when referring to a place near the person addressed.

Allí translates there when referring to a location considered distant from the speaker.

Allá usually replaces allí with verbs of motion when referring to a location considered vague and far from the speaker.

Más allá translates further on or beyond.

¿Qué tienes tú ahí? (What do you have there?)

Ellos se fueron al rancho ayer. Nosotros vamos a estar allí pasado mañana.

(They went to the ranch yesterday. We wil be there the day after tomorrow.)

¡Mira! Allá van subiendo la cuesta de la montaña.

(Look! There they go up the slope of the mountain.)

Está más allá del parque. (It is beyond the park.)

Answer 2

While touring Uxmal in Mexico I was quite entertained when I asked a woman in our group the difference between allí and allá. Five other people engaged in a discussion of all the words for "there". Each had different ideas, and the gentle argument was fascinating. Some used distance, others used criteria of what can be seen/not seen, reached easily etc. There was even a question of how far away something could be and still be aquí.

I decided, probably unwisely, that it's beyond me for now and I will give it my best guess when using these words. Sigh