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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 Anneta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anneta 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 Anneta:
- 37.370885, -86.245251
- 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 Anneta
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Anneta is near Edmonson County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edmonson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Anneta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anneta ...
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.
- Bee Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cub Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cub Run is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Run
- Dogcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dug Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dug Hill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Fragrant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fragrant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fragrant
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hillview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillview is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Iberia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Pearman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearman
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Ridgedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Snap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
- Straw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Straw is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
How Far From Anneta 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 Anneta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Anneta and extending to:
- Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Anneta to Frankfort, 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 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 '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- Anneta) 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 Anneta 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 Anneta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3709, Longitude: -86.2453 In this case, the coordinates for Anneta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.622 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.155 degrees. |
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