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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 Bug Tussle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bug Tussle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bug Tussle:
    • 33.483885, -95.943466
    • 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 Bug Tussle
  • 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

Communities Also Named Bug Tussle ...

We found one communities that share the name Bug Tussle.

Within Texas, the name Bug Tussle is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bug Tussle in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Pittsburg County
      • This Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north of the Bug Tussle that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Bug Tussle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bug Tussle ...

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.

  • Clutter Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clutter Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutter Point
    • Clutter Point is located in Fannin County
  • Flag Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
    • Flag Springs is located in Fannin County
  • Flat Prairie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie
    • Flat Prairie is located in Fannin County
  • Hail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Hail is located in Fannin County
  • Honey Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jot-Em-Down
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
    • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
    • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
    • Mohegan
    • Muddig Prairie
  • Pecan Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Prairie Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
    • Prairie Point is located in Fannin County
  • Shady Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Silver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Fannin County

How Far From Bug Tussle 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 Bug Tussle 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<4> community of Bug Tussle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Bug Tussle and extending to:

  • Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bug Tussle to Bonham, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bug Tussle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bug Tussle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4839, Longitude: -95.9435    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Bug Tussle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bug Tussle 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 319.458 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.009 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.193 degrees.




 

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