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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 Anna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anna 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 Anna:
- 40.395111, -84.173357
- 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 Anna
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Anna is near Auglaize County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Anna
Communities Also Named Anna ...
We found nine communities that are also named Anna.
Within Ohio, the name Anna is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Anna [Crawford County].
- Georgia
- Baker 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 Georgia community of Anna [Baker County].
- Milton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Anna [Milton County].
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Anna is located in Union County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Anna that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Anna.
- Kansas
- Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Anna [Bourbon County].
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Anna is located in Warren County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Anna that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Anna.
- Mississippi
- Adams County
- This Anna is located in Adams County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Anna that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Anna.
- North Carolina
- Alleghany 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 North Carolina community of Anna [Alleghany County].
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Anna is located in Collin County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Anna that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Anna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anna ...
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.
- Earls Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Earls Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Island
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fryburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gutman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Kettlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Two
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lock Two is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Two
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Uno
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Uno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Valentine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Anna 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 village such as Anna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anna and extending to:
- Sidney, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Anna to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Anna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Anna 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Anna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Anna 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 Anna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3951, Longitude: -84.1734 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.204 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.574 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.354 degrees. |
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