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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 Anneewakee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anneewakee and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Anneewakee:
    • 33.680387, -84.733268
    • 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 Anneewakee
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Anneewakee is near Fulton County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Anneewakee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anneewakee ...

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.

  • Bent Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
  • Bright Star
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
  • Captains Quarters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
  • Carmel Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Creek Indian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
  • Doublegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Executive Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
  • Gregory Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
  • Heritage Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orchard Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Pumpkintown Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
    • Rebel Trail
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
    • Springwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Sugar Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Timber Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Anneewakee and extending to:

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Anneewakee to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anneewakee) 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 Anneewakee 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 Anneewakee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6804, Longitude: -84.7333       In this case, the coordinates for Anneewakee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.454 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.898 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.439 degrees.