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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 Annawan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annawan 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 Annawan:
- 41.398188, -89.907777
- 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 Annawan
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Annawan is near Bureau County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 Annawan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annawan ...
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.
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aliceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Deer Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- German Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- German Corner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
- Hickory Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Leon Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
- Love
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Love is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Mineral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morse ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Normandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Prophetstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shady Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
How Far From Annawan 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 town such as Annawan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Annawan and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Annawan to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Annawan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Annawan 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 Annawan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3982, Longitude: -89.9078 In this case, the coordinates for Annawan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.952 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.828 degrees. |
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