Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Anna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Anna
- 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 Anna:
- 31.696831, -91.351503
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Anna
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Anna is near Concordia Parish and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Anna ...
We found nine communities that share the name Anna.
Within Mississippi, the name Anna is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Baker 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 Georgia community of Anna [Baker County].
- Milton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anna [Milton County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anna ...
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.
- Bullitt Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullitt Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Goldman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Goldman Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman Landing
- Goldman Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hedgeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Johnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Adams County
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Red Gum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Waterproof
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
- Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <5>
How Far From Anna 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 Anna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anna and extending to:
- Natchez, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anna to Natchez, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Anna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Anna 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Anna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6968, Longitude: -91.3515 In this case, the coordinates for Anna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Anna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.301 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.086 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.468 degrees. |