Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Duketon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Duketon and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Duketon

• 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 Duketon:
  • 34.365097, -87.832255
  • 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 Duketon

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Duketon is near Marion County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Duketon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Duketon ...

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.

• Glasgow Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasgow Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Corner
• Jim Williams Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jim Williams Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Williams Ford
• Liberty Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Nix
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Nix is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Nix Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Nix Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Mill
• Pigeye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeye is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
• Rockwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Spruce Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Duketon and extending to:

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Duketon to Russellville, with an average speed<2> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'