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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 Tennala, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tennala 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 Tennala:
- 34.097875, -85.674408
- 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 Tennala
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Tennala is near Etowah County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Tennala
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tennala ...
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.
- Billy Goat Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Shop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Shop is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Shop
- Edwards Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Frog Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Mountain
- Gnatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Pathkiller Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pathkiller Cove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathkiller Cove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Tucker Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Wood Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry
How Far From Tennala 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 Tennala to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tennala and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tennala to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tennala) 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 Tennala 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 Tennala. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0979, Longitude: -85.6744 In this case, the coordinates for Tennala have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.715 degrees. |
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