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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 Tinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tinton 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 Tinton:
- 44.380044, -104.048812
- 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 Tinton
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Tinton is near Crook County and also Weston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weston 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 Tinton
Communities Also Named Tinton ...
We found one communities that are also named Tinton.
Within South Dakota, the name Tinton is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Tinton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wyoming
- Crook County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Crook County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Tinton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinton ...
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.
- Beaver Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cheyenne Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheyenne Crossing is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Crossing
- Ragged Top ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
- Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
- Sand Creek Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek Crossing is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Crossing
- Spearfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Trojan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Tinton 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 Tinton 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 Tinton once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tinton and extending to:
- Deadwood, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tinton to Deadwood, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Tinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tinton 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 Tinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3800, Longitude: -104.0488 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.108 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.813 degrees. |
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