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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 Tennyson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tennyson and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tennyson:
- 31.741782, -100.285548
- 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 Tennyson
- 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 Coke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coke County
- Since Tennyson is near Tom Green County and also Runnels County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tom Green County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Runnels 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 Tennyson
Communities Also Named Tennyson ...
We found four communities that are also named Tennyson.
Within Texas, the name Tennyson is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Warrick County
- This Tennyson is located in Warrick County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tennyson that is located in Coke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Tennyson.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Tennyson is located in Pike County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tennyson that is located in Coke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Tennyson.
- Ontario
- This Tennyson lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tennyson that is located in Coke County.
- Wisconsin
- Grant County
- This Tennyson is located in Grant County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tennyson that is located in Coke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Tennyson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tennyson ...
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.
- Grape Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Harriet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harriet is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
- Marie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marie is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Miles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Mott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pecan Mott is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Mott
- Robert Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Crossing
- Sixteen Mile Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
How Far From Tennyson 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 Tennyson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tennyson and extending to:
- Robert Lee, which is the Seat of Coke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tennyson to Robert Lee, 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,395 miles [2,245 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,908 miles [12,726.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tennyson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tennyson 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 Tennyson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7418, Longitude: -100.2855 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.985 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.34 degrees. |
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