Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tenmile Crossing:
  • 30.883786, -99.630066
  • 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 Tenmile Crossing

• 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 Menard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
  • Since Tenmile Crossing is near McCulloch County and also Kimble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kimble 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 Tenmile Crossing

Communities Also Named Tenmile Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Tenmile Crossing.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Tenmile Crossing.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Brown County
    • This Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tenmile Crossing that is located in Menard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Tenmile Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tenmile Crossing ...

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.

• Calf Creek ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
• Fivemile Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fivemile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Crossing
• Fourmile Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fourmile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Crossing
• London
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • London is located in Kimble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <2>
• Marco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marco is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Saline
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saline is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
• Streeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Streeter is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
• Twentymile Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Twentymile Crossing is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tenmile Crossing and extending to:

• Menard, which is the Seat of Menard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tenmile Crossing to Menard, 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,927 miles [12,757.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'