Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tamina:
  • 30.178549, -95.441606
  • 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 Tamina

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Tamina is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Tamina

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tamina ...

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.

• Cypresswood Glen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
• Egypt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Five Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Londonderry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Londonderry is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Oklahoma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oklahoma is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Sleepy Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring <1>
• Willow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Willow Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest

How Far From Tamina to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tamina and extending to:

• Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tamina to Conroe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the west (W). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'