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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 Annapolis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annapolis 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 Annapolis:
- 39.852589, -87.249925
- 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 Annapolis
- 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Since Annapolis is near Vermillion County and also Fountain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain 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 Annapolis
Communities Also Named Annapolis ...
We found seven communities that are also named Annapolis.
Within Indiana, the name Annapolis is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Annapolis is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the west of the Annapolis that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Annapolis.
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Annapolis is located in Crawford County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Annapolis that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Annapolis.
- Kansas
- Butler 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 Kansas community of Annapolis [Butler County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the east of the Annapolis that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Annapolis.
- Missouri
- Iron County
- This Annapolis is located in Iron County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Annapolis that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Annapolis.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Annapolis is located in Jefferson County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east of the Annapolis that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Annapolis.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Annapolis is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Annapolis that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Annapolis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annapolis ...
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.
- Arabia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arabia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Coke Oven Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma Station is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Station
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pottertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pottertown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Annapolis 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 Annapolis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Annapolis and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Annapolis to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the east (E). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Annapolis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Annapolis 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Annapolis 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 Annapolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8526, Longitude: -87.2499 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.753 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.954 degrees. |
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