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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Long County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tison ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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) - Easterling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling
- Easterling is located in Tattnall County
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Tattnall County
- Glennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Tattnall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <3>
- Jennie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Kent ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Kicklighter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicklighter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicklighter
- Kicklighter is located in Tattnall County
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Moodys Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossing
- Moodys Crossing is located in Tattnall County
- Noble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tison 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9385, Longitude: -82.0207 In this case, the coordinates for Tison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tison 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 310.824 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.841 degrees. |