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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 Tecumseh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh:
- 40.370814, -96.194266
- 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 Tecumseh
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Tecumseh is near Nemaha County and also Pawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nemaha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pawnee 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 Tecumseh
Communities Also Named Tecumseh ...
We found ten communities that are also named Tecumseh.
Within Nebraska, the name Tecumseh is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, 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 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson 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 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson 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 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson 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 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson 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 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Tecumseh.
- Missouri
- Ozark County
- This Tecumseh is located in Ozark County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark 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 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Tecumseh.
- Ontario
- This Tecumseh lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tecumseh that is located in Johnson 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.
- Burr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crab Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mayberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Table Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Violet is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Tecumseh 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 city 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:
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Tecumseh to Lincoln, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 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- 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'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 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: 40.3708, Longitude: -96.1943 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.77 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.232 degrees. |
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