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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 Andover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andover 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 Andover:
- 45.411052, -97.904438
- 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 Andover
- 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 Day County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Day County
- Since Andover is near Brown County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Andover
Communities Also Named Andover ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Andover.
Within South Dakota, the name Andover is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer 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 California community of Andover [Placer County].
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- This Andover is located in Tolland County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Andover.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Andover is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Andover.
- Miami-Dade County
- This Andover is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km] to the southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Andover.
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Andover is located in Henry County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Andover.
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Andover is located in Clinton County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Andover.
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Andover is located in Butler County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the south of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Andover.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Andover is located in Oxford County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Andover.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Andover is located in Essex County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Andover.
- Minnesota
- Anoka County
- This Andover is located in Anoka County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Andover.
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- This Andover is located in Harrison County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Andover.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Andover is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Andover.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Andover [Sussex County].
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Andover is located in Allegany County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Andover.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Andover is located in Ashtabula County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Andover.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Andover is located in Fulton County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Andover.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Andover [Spartanburg County].
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Andover is located in Windsor County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<2> to the east of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Andover.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Andover is located in Wise County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Andover that is located in Day County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Andover.
- Washington
- King County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Andover [King County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andover ...
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.
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frisby ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frisby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Julian ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Julian is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Randolph
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rudolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rudolph is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Spain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
How Far From Andover 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 town such as Andover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andover and extending to:
- Webster, which is the Seat of Day County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Andover to Webster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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 Andover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Andover 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. |
| <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 Andover 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 Andover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4111, Longitude: -97.9044 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.637 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.029 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.111 degrees. |
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