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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:
    • 37.735042, -92.246833
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hanna
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hanna ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Hanna.

Within Missouri, the name Hanna is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout 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 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Hanna is located in Chicot County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Hanna.
    • Louisiana
      • Red River Parish
      • This Hanna is located in Red River Parish and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the south of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish 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 southwest of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hanna that is located in Pulaski County.
      • 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.

  • Big Piney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
    • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
  • Bloodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
  • Cookville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
    • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
  • Greenview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
    • Greenview is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <4>
  • Hazelgreen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
    • Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
  • Palace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
    • Palace is located in Pulaski County
  • Shady Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Stillhouse Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
    • Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
  • Turkey Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
    • Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County

How Far From Hanna 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 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:

  • Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hanna to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Hanna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7350, Longitude: -92.2468       In this case, the coordinates for Hanna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.379 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.142 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.804 degrees.









 

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