Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tensed:
  • 47.160764, -116.923093
  • 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 Tensed

• 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 Benewah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah County
  • Since Tensed is near Whitman County and also Latah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Latah 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 Tensed

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tensed ...

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.

• Crabtree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crabtree is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Eden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eden
  • From Tensed to Eden
• Freeze
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Freeze is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freeze
  • From Tensed to Freeze
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Lone Pine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Pine
  • From Tensed to Lone Pine
• Lotus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lotus is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
• Mountain Home ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Home is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Pedee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pedee is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
• Potlatch Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Potlatch Junction
  • From Tensed to Potlatch Junction
• Rocky Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Stringtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Spokane County (WA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog

How Far From Tensed to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Tensed to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Maries, which is the Seat of Benewah County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tensed to Saint Maries, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'