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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 Teresita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teresita 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 Teresita:
    • 38.392848, -84.776059
    • 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 Teresita
  • 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 Owen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
    • Since Teresita is near Franklin County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Teresita

Communities Also Named Teresita ...

We found three communities that are also named Teresita.

Within Kentucky, the name Teresita is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Shannon County
      • This Teresita is located in Shannon County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Teresita that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shannon County community of Teresita.
    • North Carolina
      • Macon County
      • This Teresita is located in Macon County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Teresita that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Teresita.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Teresita is located in Cherokee County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Teresita that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Teresita.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teresita ...

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.

  • Elmville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elmville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Josephine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Josephine is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Longlick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Longlick is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longlick
  • Minorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Minorsville is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville
  • New
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
  • Peaks Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Swallowfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallowfield

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

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

  • Owenton, which is the Seat of Owen County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Teresita to Owenton, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Teresita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Teresita 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 Teresita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3928, Longitude: -84.7761       In this case, the coordinates for Teresita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.597 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.732 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.228 degrees.