Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Annisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annisville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Annisville

• 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 Annisville:
  • 41.082562, -79.796996
  • 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 Annisville

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Annisville is near Armstrong County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango 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 Annisville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Annisville ...

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.

• Bonus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonus is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
• Cherry Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
• Eldorado
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Ferris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ferris is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Haysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Haysville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Hooker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hooker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Parsonville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Parsonville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
• Peaceful Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Sandy Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Point is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Troutman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Troutman is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
• Whiskerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

How Far From Annisville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Annisville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Annisville and extending to:

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Annisville to Butler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'