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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 Hannibal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hannibal 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 Hannibal:
- 32.373909, -98.335838
- 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 Hannibal
- 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 Erath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erath County
- Since Hannibal is near Palo Pinto County and also Eastland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Pinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland 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 Hannibal
Communities Also Named Hannibal ...
We found four communities that are also named Hannibal.
Within Texas, the name Hannibal is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Hannibal is located in Marion County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hannibal that is located in Erath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hannibal.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Hannibal is located in Oswego County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hannibal that is located in Erath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Hannibal.
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This Hannibal is located in Monroe County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hannibal that is located in Erath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hannibal.
- Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- This Hannibal is located in Taylor County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hannibal that is located in Erath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Hannibal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hannibal ...
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.
- Bluff Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coalville is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon Junction is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Junction
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Knob Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Hill is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Mingus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome Valley is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Valley
How Far From Hannibal 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 Hannibal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hannibal and extending to:
- Stephenville, which is the Seat of Erath County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hannibal to Stephenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,800 miles [12,552.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hannibal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hannibal 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 Hannibal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3739, Longitude: -98.3358 In this case, the coordinates for Hannibal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.923 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.396 degrees. |
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