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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 Buckhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckhead 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 Buckhead:
    • 33.241785, -87.620564
    • 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 Buckhead
  • 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Buckhead is near Greene County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Buckhead

Communities Also Named Buckhead ...

We found seven communities that are also named Buckhead.

Within Alabama, the name Buckhead is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Buckhead is located in Chatham County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckhead that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Buckhead.
      • Fulton County
      • This Buckhead is located in Fulton County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast of the Buckhead that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Buckhead.
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Buckhead [Hancock County].
      • Morgan County
      • This Buckhead is located in Morgan County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east of the Buckhead that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Buckhead.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Buckhead is located in Bladen County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east of the Buckhead that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Buckhead.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Buckhead [Cleveland County].
    • South Carolina
      • Fairfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Buckhead [Fairfield County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckhead ...

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.

  • Chapelwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Coker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Crestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
  • Fairlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Flatwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Greenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Harperwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
  • Hays Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
  • Heritage Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hightown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Indian Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Pine Circle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
    • Roselawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
    • Snow Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
    • Twin Manor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor

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

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

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Buckhead to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Buckhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Buckhead 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.
<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 Buckhead 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 Buckhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2418, Longitude: -87.6206       In this case, the coordinates for Buckhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.152 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.799 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.683 degrees.