Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tison:
  • 31.938535, -82.020674
  • 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 Tison

• 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 Tattnall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tattnall County
  • Since Tison is near Long County and also Appling County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Long County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appling 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 Tison

Communities Also Named Tison ...

We found one communities that are also named Tison.

Within Georgia, the name Tison is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Tison in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Saline County
    • This Tison is located in Saline County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tison that is located in Tattnall County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Tison.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tison ...

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.

• Daniels
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Daniels is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Easterling ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Easterling is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glennville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glennville is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <2>
• Jennie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennie is located in Evans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
• Kent ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kent is located in Long County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Kicklighter ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kicklighter is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicklighter
• Lynn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Moodys Crossing ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moodys Crossing is located in Tattnall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossing
• Noble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Noble is located in Long County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
• Zion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Reidsville, which is the Seat of Tattnall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tison to Reidsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'