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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 Annetta North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Annetta North 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 Annetta North:
- 32.720299, -97.676849
- 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 Annetta North
- 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 Parker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Since Annetta North is near Tarrant County and also Hood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood 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 Annetta North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Annetta North ...
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.
- Center Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dicey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Punkin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Tin Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tin Top is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Willow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Annetta North 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 town such as Annetta North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Annetta North and extending to:
- Weatherford, which is the Seat of Parker County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Annetta North to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,756 miles [12,482.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Annetta North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Annetta North 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 Annetta North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7203, Longitude: -97.6768 In this case, the coordinates for Annetta North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.524 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.165 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.062 degrees. |
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