Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Uchee:
  • 32.350700, -85.364666
  • 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 Uchee

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uchee ...

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.

• Boromville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boromville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
• Creek Stand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Creek Stand is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
• Hooks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooks is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
• Hopewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hurtsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Little Texas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Texas is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Meadows Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
• Meadows Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
• Mitchell Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
• Persons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Persons is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
• Sandfort
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sandfort is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
• Society Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Society Hill is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
• Warriorstand
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Warriorstand is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand

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

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

• Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Uchee to Phenix City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'