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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 Tysonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tysonville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tysonville:
- 32.400407, -85.998737
- 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 Tysonville
- 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 Tysonville is near Montgomery County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Tysonville
Communities Also Named Tysonville ...
We found two communities that are also named Tysonville.
Within Alabama, the name Tysonville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Tysonville is located in Wake County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tysonville that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Tysonville.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tysonville [Gibson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tysonville ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cecil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Foxchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Foxwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Foxwood Trace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hidden Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Forest is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- London is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Merry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry
- Shorter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Tysonville 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 Tysonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tysonville and extending to:
- Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tysonville to Tuskegee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tysonville) 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 Tysonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tysonville 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 Tysonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4004, Longitude: -85.9987 In this case, the coordinates for Tysonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.498 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.217 degrees. |
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