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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 Tennant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tennant 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 Tennant:
- 30.887415, -93.195439
- 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 Tennant
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Tennant is near Beauregard Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen Parish
- 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 Tennant
Communities Also Named Tennant ...
We found four communities that are also named Tennant.
Within Louisiana, the name Tennant is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Tennant is located in Randolph County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tennant that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Tennant.
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Tennant [Santa Clara County].
- Siskiyou County
- This Tennant is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tennant that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Tennant.
- Iowa
- Shelby County
- This Tennant is located in Shelby County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the north of the Tennant that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Tennant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tennant ...
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.
- Bannister ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bannister is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Bon Ami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Coopers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Ikes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
- Kipling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kipling is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Longacre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longacre is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre
- Rosepine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sugartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Tennant 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 Tennant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Tennant once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tennant and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tennant to Leesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tennant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tennant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tennant 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 Tennant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8874, Longitude: -93.1954 In this case, the coordinates for Tennant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.335 degrees. |
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