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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 East Hannibal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Hannibal 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 East Hannibal:
- 39.729768, -91.350981
- 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 East Hannibal
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since East Hannibal is near Marion County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 East Hannibal
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Hannibal ...
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.
- Aladdin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Cave City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hannibal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Marblehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Monkey Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monkey Run is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
- Shepherd
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- White Bear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Bear is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear
How Far From East Hannibal 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 East Hannibal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Hannibal and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Hannibal to Pittsfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 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' (or 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- East Hannibal) 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 East Hannibal 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 East Hannibal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7298, Longitude: -91.3510 In this case, the coordinates for East Hannibal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.947 degrees. |
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