Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tisdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tisdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tisdale
- 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 Tisdale:
- 37.243360, -96.851978
- 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 Tisdale
- 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 Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cowley County
- Since Tisdale is near Sumner County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Tisdale ...
We found four communities that share the name Tisdale.
Within Kansas, the name Tisdale is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Manitoba
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=37.243360&lon=-96.851978&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Tisdale.
- Saskatchewan
- This Tisdale lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tisdale that is located in Cowley County.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tisdale ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Floral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Grand Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
- Hardy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Maple City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Rainbow Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Cowley County
- Rock has also been known as:
- Rusk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock <3>
- Silverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Smileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
How Far From Tisdale 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 Tisdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tisdale and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies just to the West.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Tisdale to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tisdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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- Tisdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tisdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2434, Longitude: -96.8520 In this case, the coordinates for Tisdale 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 Tisdale 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 320.454 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.648 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.095 degrees. |