Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tewsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tewsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tewsville
- 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 Tewsville:
- 42.756849, -97.740060
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tewsville
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Tewsville is near Bon Homme County and also Yankton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bon Homme County
- eBird sighting report for Yankton 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tewsville ...
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.
- Bow Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
- Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
- Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>
- Constance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Constance is located in Cedar County
- Dukeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Dukeville is located in Knox County
- Jamesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Kingsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Lesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <2>
- Magnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Magnet is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <2>
- Mission Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hill
- Mission Hill is located in Yankton County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Hill <2>
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Knox County
How Far From Tewsville 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 Tewsville 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<3> community of Tewsville once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Tewsville and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tewsville to Center, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Tewsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tewsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tewsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7568, Longitude: -97.7401 In this case, the coordinates for Tewsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tewsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.434 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.469 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.582 degrees. |