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36.586730, -92.286548
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We found ten communities that are also named Tecumseh.
Within Missouri, the name Tecumseh is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cherokee County
This Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Tecumseh.
Indiana
Tippecanoe County
This Tecumseh is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Tecumseh.
Vigo County
This Tecumseh is located in Vigo County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Tecumseh.
Kansas
Shawnee County
This Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark 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 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Tecumseh.
Nebraska
Johnson County
This Tecumseh is located in Johnson County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark 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 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Tecumseh.
Ontario
This Tecumseh lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Ozark 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.
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 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:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tecumseh to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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: 36.5867, Longitude: -92.2865 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 317.332 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.935 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.045 degrees.