Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tyus:
  • 33.467613, -85.202169
  • 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 Tyus

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Tyus is near Heard County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Tyus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyus ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bucktown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cedar Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Farmers High
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Farmers High is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers High
• Graham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Joel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Joel is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
• Jonesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Roosterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Roosterville is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
• Star Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Star Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
• Stoney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Unity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Unity is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Victory
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Victory is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tyus and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tyus to Carrollton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'