Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tioga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tioga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tioga
- 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 Tioga:
- 33.468284, -96.914268
- 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 Tioga
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Tioga is near Denton County and also Cooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Denton County
- eBird sighting report for Cooke 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 Tioga ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Tioga.
Within Texas, the name Tioga is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Tioga [Alger County].
- Baraga County
- This Tioga is located in Baraga County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tioga that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Tioga.
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- Mountrail County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Tioga [Mountrail County].
- Williams County
- This Tioga is located in Williams County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tioga that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Tioga.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Tioga is located in Coos County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tioga that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Tioga.
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Tioga [Douglas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Tioga is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tioga that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Tioga.
- Tioga County
- This Tioga is located in Tioga County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km] to the northeast of the Tioga that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Tioga.
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tioga ...
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.
- Elm View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Green Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Denton County
- Lake Kiowa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
- Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <4>
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Mountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
- Mustang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pilot Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Point
- Pilot Point is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Point <4>
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Cooke County
- Union Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Denton County
How Far From Tioga 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 town such as Tioga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tioga and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tioga to Sherman, 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,166 miles [1,876.5 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 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tioga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tioga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tioga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4683, Longitude: -96.9143 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tioga could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tioga 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 320.105 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.766 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.634 degrees. |