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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 Tecumseh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tecumseh and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tecumseh:
    • 39.563092, -87.421687
    • 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 Tecumseh
  • 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
    • Since Tecumseh is near Vermillion County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Tecumseh

Communities Also Named Tecumseh ...

We found ten communities that are also named Tecumseh.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Tecumseh.

Beyond Indiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Tippecanoe County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Tecumseh.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Tecumseh.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawnee County community of Tecumseh.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Tecumseh.
    • Missouri
      • Ozark County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Ozark County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Tecumseh.
    • Nebraska
      • Johnson County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Johnson County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Tecumseh.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Tecumseh [Darke County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Tecumseh.
    • Ontario
      • This Tecumseh lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Vigo County.
    • Texas
      • Callahan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Tecumseh [Callahan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tecumseh ...

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.

  • Dewey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewey is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Easytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Easytown is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easytown
  • Libertyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Libertyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Marion Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
  • Needmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Needmore is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Sandcut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandcut is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
  • Syndicate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Syndicate is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate
  • Twelve Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
  • Universal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Universal is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people

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

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

  • Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the South.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Tecumseh to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tecumseh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Tecumseh could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5631, Longitude: -87.4217       In this case, the coordinates for Tecumseh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.289 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.836 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.113 degrees.