RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Missouri >> Ozark County >> Tecumseh >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Missouri


The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri







Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tecumseh:
    • 36.586730, -92.286548
    • 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 Tecumseh
  • 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

Communities Also Named Tecumseh ...

We found ten communities that share the name Tecumseh.

Within Missouri, the name Tecumseh is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Tecumseh.
    • Indiana
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Tecumseh.
      • Vigo County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Vigo County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Tecumseh.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Tecumseh.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Tecumseh.
    • Nebraska
      • Johnson County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Johnson County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Tecumseh.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Tecumseh [Darke County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Tecumseh.
    • Ontario
      • This Tecumseh lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
    • Texas
      • Callahan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Tecumseh [Callahan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tecumseh ...

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.

  • County Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Cross Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Ozark County
  • Elijah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Elijah is located in Ozark County
  • Fay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
    • Fay is located in Ozark County
  • Howards Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Ridge
    • Howards Ridge is located in Ozark County
  • Luna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
    • Luna is located in Ozark County
  • Mammoth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Mammoth is located in Ozark County
  • Oak Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
    • Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
  • Sharp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Sharp is located in Ozark County

How Far From Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tecumseh and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Ozark County, lies just to the West.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tecumseh to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 48 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tecumseh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tecumseh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tecumseh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5867, Longitude: -92.2865       In this case, the coordinates for Tecumseh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Tecumseh could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Tecumseh to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.332 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.935 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.045 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024