Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Telico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Telico and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Telico
- 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 Telico:
- 32.371942, -96.512069
- 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 Telico
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Telico is near Kaufman County and also Navarro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- eBird sighting report for Navarro 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
Communities Also Named Telico ...
We found one communities that share the name Telico.
Within Texas, the name Telico is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Telico in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Telico ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Crisp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crisp
- From Telico to Crisp
- Ensign
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Lively
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Rice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rice
- From Telico to Rice
- Sand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Styx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Styx
- From Telico to Styx
- Walnut Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
How Far From Telico 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 Telico to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Telico and extending to:
- Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Telico to Waxahachie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,727 miles [12,435.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Telico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Telico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Telico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Telico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3719, Longitude: -96.5121 |
| <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 Telico 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 319.699 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.151 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.578 degrees. |