Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Annaton:
  • 42.911459, -90.537648
  • 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 Annaton

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Annaton is near Iowa County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Annaton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Annaton ...

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.

• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Five Points
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickory Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Highland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Iowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Highland
  • From Annaton to Highland
• Homer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Homer is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Hurricane
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Leslie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leslie is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Shady Dell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Shady Dell is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Annaton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Annaton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Annaton and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Annaton to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'