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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.

  • 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 Tennyson:
    • 42.689717, -90.686794
    • 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
    • Since Tennyson is near Dubuque County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Wisconsin, the name Tennyson is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tennyson that is located in Grant 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 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tennyson that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Tennyson.
    • Ontario
      • This Tennyson lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tennyson that is located in Grant County.
    • Texas
      • Coke County
      • This Tennyson is located in Coke County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tennyson that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke 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.

  • Balltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Bigpatch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bigpatch is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigpatch
  • British Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • British Hollow is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
  • Dickeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickeyville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Eagle Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hurricane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurricane is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Louisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisburg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Rockville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rose is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Sageville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Sandy Hook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook

How Far From Tennyson 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 village 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:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tennyson to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things 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 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.
<3>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: 42.6897, Longitude: -90.6868       In this case, the coordinates for Tennyson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.492 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.792 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.881 degrees.