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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.
- 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:
- 37.889770, -88.514495
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Tison is near Hamilton County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Illinois, the name Tison is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Tison in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Tattnall County
- This Tison is located in Tattnall County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tison that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tattnall 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.
- Cornerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Muddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Texas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Tuckers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corners
- University
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- University is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
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:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tison to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8898, Longitude: -88.5145 In this case, the coordinates for Tison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.042 degrees. |
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