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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 Tyro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tyro 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 Tyro:
- 37.037249, -95.821237
- 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 Tyro
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Tyro is near Washington County and also Nowata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nowata 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 Tyro
Communities Also Named Tyro ...
We found four communities that are also named Tyro.
Within Kansas, the name Tyro is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This Tyro is located in Lincoln County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tyro that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Tyro.
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Tyro is located in Tate County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tyro that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Tyro.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Tyro is located in Davidson County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tyro that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Tyro.
- Virginia
- Nelson County
- This Tyro is located in Nelson County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the east of the Tyro that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Tyro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyro ...
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.
- Avian ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Blake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blake is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Coffeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cotton Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Dearing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Tyro 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 city such as Tyro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tyro and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tyro to Independence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north (N). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tyro) 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 Tyro 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 Tyro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0372, Longitude: -95.8212 In this case, the coordinates for Tyro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.731 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.628 degrees. |
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