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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 Tigerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tigerville 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 Tigerville:
    • 30.702694, -95.073826
    • 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 Tigerville
  • 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 Tigerville ...

We found three communities that share the name Tigerville.

Within Texas, the name Tigerville is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint John the Baptist Parish
      • This Tigerville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east of the Tigerville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Tigerville.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Tigerville is located in Greenville County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tigerville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Tigerville.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Tigerville is located in Pennington County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tigerville that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Tigerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tigerville ...

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.

  • Coldspring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
    • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <3>
  • Israel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Israel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
    • Israel is located in Polk County
  • Point Blank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Polk County
  • Rose Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in San Jacinto County
  • Snow Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County
  • Tobacco Patch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
    • Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
  • Willow Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County
  • Wolf Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
    • Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County

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

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tigerville to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,165 miles [1,874.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tigerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tigerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tigerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7027, Longitude: -95.0738       In this case, the coordinates for Tigerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>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 Tigerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.534 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.569 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.138 degrees.









 

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