Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tuskegee:
  • 32.426759, -85.693348
  • 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 Tuskegee

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Tuskegee is near Tallapoosa County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Tuskegee

Communities Also Named Tuskegee ...

We found one communities that are also named Tuskegee.

Within Alabama, the name Tuskegee is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Tuskegee in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Creek County
    • This Tuskegee is located in Creek County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tuskegee that is located in Macon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Tuskegee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuskegee ...

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.

• Alliance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alliance is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Beehive
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beehive is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
• Buckville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
• Cotton Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
• Downs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
• Golddust
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Golddust is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
• Liberty City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty City is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Little Texas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Little Texas is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Liverpool
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liverpool is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Warriorstand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warriorstand is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand

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

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

• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Tuskegee to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'