Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South:
  • 32.675558, -97.668559
  • 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 South

• 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 South 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 South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Annetta South ...

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.

• Boss
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boss is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
• Center Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Point is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Dicey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dicey is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Plover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plover is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
• Punkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Punkin Center is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
• Tin Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tin Top is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
• Wheatland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
• Willow Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Park is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <1>

How Far From Annetta South 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 Annetta South 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 South and extending to:

• Weatherford, which is the Seat of Parker County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Annetta South to Weatherford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,229 miles [1,977.9 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 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'