Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in De Ann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Ann and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for De Ann

• 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 De Ann:
  • 33.778170, -93.562677
  • 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 De Ann

• 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 Hempstead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
  • Since De Ann is near Nevada County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 De Ann

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Ann ...

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.

• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Drab ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Drab is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drab
• Emmet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmet is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
• Green Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Guernsey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Guernsey is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
• Iron Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Springs is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
• Perrytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rocky Mound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Mound is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound

How Far From De Ann 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 De Ann to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in De Ann and extending to:

• Hope, which is the Seat of Hempstead County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from De Ann to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'