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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 Hanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanna 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 Hanna:
- 31.961400, -93.346374
- 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 Hanna
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Red River Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River Parish
- Since Hanna is near Natchitoches Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- 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 Hanna
Communities Also Named Hanna ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Hanna.
Within Louisiana, the name Hanna is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hanna lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Hanna is located in Chicot County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Hanna.
- Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- This Hanna is located in Rio Grande County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Grande County community of Hanna.
- Illinois
- Peoria 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 Illinois community of Hanna [Peoria County].
- Indiana
- LaPorte County
- This Hanna is located in LaPorte County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Hanna.
- Iowa
- Kossuth County
- This Hanna is located in Kossuth County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Hanna.
- Missouri
- Pulaski County
- This Hanna is located in Pulaski County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hanna.
- New York
- Tioga 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 New York community of Hanna [Tioga County].
- Oklahoma
- McIntosh County
- This Hanna is located in McIntosh County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Hanna.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This Hanna is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hanna.
- Utah
- Duchesne County
- This Hanna is located in Duchesne County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Hanna.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Hanna is located in Wood County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Hanna.
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Hanna is located in Carbon County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hanna that is located in Red River Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Hanna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanna ...
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.
- Ajax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ajax is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evelyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evelyn is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- King Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
- Lake End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Oxbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxbow is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Redoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redoak is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
How Far From Hanna 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 Hanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanna and extending to:
- Coushatta, which is the Seat of Red River Parish, lies just to the North.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hanna to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hanna) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hanna 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 parish. 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 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 Hanna 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 Hanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9614, Longitude: -93.3464 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.587 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.258 degrees. |
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