Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tucktown:
  • 33.463163, -86.156918
  • 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 Tucktown

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Tucktown is near Saint Clair County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Tucktown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucktown ...

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.

• Enchanted Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fair Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
• Fishtrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Jonesview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
• Jonesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Mays Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Thornhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Windsong Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Tucktown to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'