Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tecula:
  • 32.019887, -95.209392
  • 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 Tecula

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Tecula is near Smith County and also Rusk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rusk 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 Tecula

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tecula ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
• Brushy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Cove Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
• Craft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Craft is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
• Dialville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
• Elm Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Griffin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Henrys Chapel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lone Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Mountain Heaven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Heaven
• Rock Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Walnut Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tecula and extending to:

• Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tecula to Rusk, with an average speed<2> 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 192 miles [309 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 1,124 miles [1,808.9 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'