Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tanner Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tanner Settlement and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tanner Settlement
- 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 Tanner Settlement:
- 30.209378, -94.703811
- 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 Tanner Settlement
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Tanner Settlement is near Hardin County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Tanner Settlement ...
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.
- Big Thicket Loblolly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Loblolly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Loblolly
- Big Thicket Loblolly is located in Liberty County
- Ducat Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducat Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Settlement
- Ducat Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Grand Cane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in Liberty County
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Jacob Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacob Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Settlement
- Jacob Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Rattlesnake Bead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Bead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Bead
- Rattlesnake Bead is located in Hardin County
- Rock Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Sam Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston
- Sam Houston is located in Liberty County
- Strain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Tanner Settlement 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 Tanner Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tanner Settlement and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tanner Settlement to Liberty, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tanner Settlement. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tanner Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tanner Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2094, Longitude: -94.7038 In this case, the coordinates for Tanner Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tanner Settlement to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.145 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.036 degrees. |