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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 Tomlinson Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tomlinson Hill 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 Tomlinson Hill:
- 31.265733, -96.988047
- 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 Tomlinson Hill
- 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Since Tomlinson Hill is near McLennan County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell 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 Tomlinson Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tomlinson Hill ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Highbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Levi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Levi is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
- Marlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Satin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Triangle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Triangle is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
How Far From Tomlinson Hill 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 Tomlinson Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tomlinson Hill and extending to:
- Marlin, which is the Seat of Falls County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Tomlinson Hill to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tomlinson Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tomlinson Hill 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 Tomlinson Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2657, Longitude: -96.9880 In this case, the coordinates for Tomlinson Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.206 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.902 degrees. |
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