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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 Anabel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anabel 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 Anabel:
- 39.745869, -92.333239
- 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 Anabel
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Anabel is near Shelby County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Anabel
Communities Also Named Anabel ...
We found one communities that are also named Anabel.
Within Missouri, the name Anabel is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Anabel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Anabel is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the south of the Anabel that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Anabel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anabel ...
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.
- Clarence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Longville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Redman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Snow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Ten Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Anabel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Anabel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anabel and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the West.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Anabel to Jefferson City, 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Anabel 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 Anabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7459, Longitude: -92.3332 In this case, the coordinates for Anabel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.423 degrees. |
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