Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Liberty City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Liberty City
- 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 Liberty City:
- 32.581246, -85.749122
- 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 Liberty City
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Liberty City is near Tallapoosa County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Liberty City ...
We found two communities that share the name Liberty City.
Within Alabama, the name Liberty City is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Liberty City is located in Chatham County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east of the Liberty City that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Liberty City.
- Texas
- Gregg County
- This Liberty City is located in Gregg County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west of the Liberty City that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Liberty City.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty City ...
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.
- Beehive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Buckville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Erie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Golddust
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Jordanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Jordanville is located in Elmore County
- Ponders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Reeltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
How Far From Liberty City 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 Liberty City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Liberty City and extending to:
- Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Liberty City to Tuskegee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberty City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Liberty City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liberty City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5812, Longitude: -85.7491 In this case, the coordinates for Liberty City 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 Liberty City 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 312.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.367 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.082 degrees. |