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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 Teaselville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teaselville 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 Teaselville:
    • 32.147917, -95.405019
    • 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 Teaselville
  • 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
    • Since Teaselville is near Cherokee County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Teaselville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teaselville ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Blackjack is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Cherokee Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coffee City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cove Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Evelyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evelyn is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Flint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lee Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
  • Mountain Heaven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Heaven
  • Noonday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Teaselville 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 Teaselville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tyler, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Teaselville to Tyler, with an average speed<3> 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,693 miles [12,380.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teaselville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Teaselville 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 Teaselville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1479, Longitude: -95.4050    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.94 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.232 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.117 degrees.