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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 Annville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annville 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 Annville:
- 37.319255, -83.970483
- 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 Annville
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Annville is near Clay County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Annville
Communities Also Named Annville ...
We found two communities that are also named Annville.
Within Kentucky, the name Annville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Annville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Annville is located in Lebanon County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Annville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Annville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annville ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Bond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cornelius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornelius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gray Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- High Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Knob
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Mildred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peoples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Seven Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Annville 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 city such as Annville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Annville and extending to:
- McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Annville 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 5 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 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Annville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Annville) 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 Annville 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 Annville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3193, Longitude: -83.9705 In this case, the coordinates for Annville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.092 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.181 degrees. |
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