Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tonnece, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tonnece and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tonnece

• 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 Tonnece:
  • 36.278692, -94.611887
  • 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 Tonnece

• 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Tonnece is near Benton County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Tonnece

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tonnece ...

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.

• Cherokee City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
• Cloud Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
• Dawn Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawn Hill is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Hill
• Dripping Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
• Eldorado Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Springs
• Falling Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
• Flint ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Jaybird ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jaybird is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Lone Elm ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Elm is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
• Maysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Rome City ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
• Row
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Row is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Row
• Twin Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Tonnece to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tonnece to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tonnece and extending to:

• Jay, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tonnece to Jay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,458 miles [12,002.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'