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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 Annesdale - Snowden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annesdale - Snowden 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 Annesdale - Snowden:
- 35.125646, -90.017868
- 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 Annesdale - Snowden
- 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 Annesdale - Snowden ...
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.
- Chickasaw Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Gardens
- Chickasaw Gardens is located in Shelby County
- Greenlaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
- Hunt Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Mallory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Mallory is located in Shelby County
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Normal is located in Shelby County
- Rosemary Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
- Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Shelby County
- Shadowlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
- Stonewall Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place
- Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
How Far From Annesdale - Snowden 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 community such as Annesdale - Snowden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Annesdale - Snowden and extending to:
- Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Annesdale - Snowden to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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> | 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- Annesdale - Snowden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Annesdale - Snowden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1256, Longitude: -90.0179 In this case, the coordinates for Annesdale - Snowden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Annesdale - Snowden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.926 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.312 degrees. |
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