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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 Pine Tuckey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Tuckey 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 Pine Tuckey:
    • 33.472611, -85.539122
    • 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 Pine Tuckey
  • 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Pine Tuckey is near Cleburne County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Pine Tuckey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Tuckey ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belltown is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cavers Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
  • Christiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Christiana is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
  • Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fuller Crossroad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
  • Gold Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gold Hill is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
  • Hightower
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Lofty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lofty is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Needmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Needmore is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Rockdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Swagg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Swagg is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
    • Trickem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Trickem is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
    • Union
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Wildwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Tuckey and extending to:

  • Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Tuckey to Wedowee, with an average speed<3> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 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- Pine Tuckey) 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 Pine Tuckey 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 Pine Tuckey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4726, Longitude: -85.5391       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Tuckey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.92 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.407 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.804 degrees.