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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 Tennille, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tennille 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 Tennille:
- 31.624238, -85.767996
- 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 Tennille
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Tennille is near Dale County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Tennille
Communities Also Named Tennille ...
We found two communities that are also named Tennille.
Within Alabama, the name Tennille is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Tennille is located in Taylor County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tennille that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Tennille.
- Georgia
- Washington County
- This Tennille is located in Washington County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tennille that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Tennille.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tennille ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Dill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dill is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
- Elamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marley Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marley Mill is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Mill
- Rocky Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Head is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head
- Windmill Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windmill Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Hills
How Far From Tennille 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 community such as Tennille to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tennille and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tennille to Troy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tennille) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tennille 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 Tennille. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6242, Longitude: -85.7680 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.939 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.29 degrees. |
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