Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Annette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Annette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Annette
- 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 Lake Annette:
- 38.654362, -94.508065
- 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 Lake Annette
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Lake Annette is near Miami County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miami County
- eBird sighting report for Johnson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Annette ...
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.
- Everett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <2>
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Main City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Old Peculiar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Peculiar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peculiar
- Old Peculiar is located in Cass County
- Ore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Peculiar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- Prettyman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rural Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home
- Rural Home is located in Cass County
How Far From Lake Annette 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 city such as Lake Annette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lake Annette and extending to:
- Harrisonville, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Annette to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,224 miles [8,407.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Annette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Annette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Annette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6544, Longitude: -94.5081 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Annette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lake Annette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.955 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.086 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.711 degrees. |