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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 Annapolis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annapolis and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Annapolis:
    • 40.411177, -80.863142
    • 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 Annapolis
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Annapolis is near Harrison County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Annapolis

Communities Also Named Annapolis ...

We found seven communities that are also named Annapolis.

Within Ohio, the name Annapolis is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Annapolis is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Annapolis that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Annapolis.
    • Illinois
      • Crawford County
      • This Annapolis is located in Crawford County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west of the Annapolis that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Annapolis.
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Annapolis is located in Parke County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west of the Annapolis that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Annapolis.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Annapolis [Butler County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Annapolis that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Annapolis.
    • Missouri
      • Iron County
      • This Annapolis is located in Iron County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Annapolis that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Annapolis.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Annapolis is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Annapolis that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Annapolis.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Annapolis ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Apex
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Apex is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Cherry Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Fairplay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Forest View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lake Lodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
  • Panhandle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Panhandle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Reeds Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
  • Unionport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Unionport is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
  • Wolf Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

How Far From Annapolis 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 Annapolis to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Annapolis and extending to:

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Annapolis to Steubenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Annapolis) 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 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 Annapolis 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Annapolis 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 Annapolis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4112, Longitude: -80.8631       In this case, the coordinates for Annapolis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.124 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.209 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.827 degrees.