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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 Tallaseehatchee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tallaseehatchee 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 Tallaseehatchee:
    • 33.782322, -85.909135
    • 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 Tallaseehatchee
  • 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
    • Since Tallaseehatchee is near Etowah County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Tallaseehatchee

Communities Also Named Tallaseehatchee ...

We found one communities that are also named Tallaseehatchee.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Tallaseehatchee.

Beyond Alabama.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Talladega County
      • This Tallaseehatchee is located in Talladega County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Tallaseehatchee that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Tallaseehatchee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallaseehatchee ...

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.

  • Angel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Angel is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
  • Bush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bush is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Cedar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
  • Clark ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Clark is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Crystal Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Duke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Duke is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Halls Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Chapel is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hill Top ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hill Top is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Peaceburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
  • Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Polkville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Polkville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Post Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Post Oak is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Sulphur Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Union is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Weaver
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Tallaseehatchee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tallaseehatchee and extending to:

  • Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tallaseehatchee to Anniston, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 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 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tallaseehatchee) 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 Tallaseehatchee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Tallaseehatchee 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 Tallaseehatchee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7823, Longitude: -85.9091       In this case, the coordinates for Tallaseehatchee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.156 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.723 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.881 degrees.