Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tensaw:
  • 31.157051, -87.798928
  • 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 Tensaw

• 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Since Tensaw is near Clarke County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Tensaw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tensaw ...

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.

• Chrysler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chrysler is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysler
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Island Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
• Little River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little River
  • From Tensaw to Little River
• Lottie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lottie is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
• Nelson Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
• Redtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Redtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
• Rice Creek Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice Creek Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek Landing
• Silver Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tensaw and extending to:

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tensaw to Bay Minette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'