Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tallahassee:
  • 31.919076, -82.569024
  • 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 Tallahassee

• 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 Jeff Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
  • Since Tallahassee is near Montgomery County and also Appling 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 Appling 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 Tallahassee

Communities Also Named Tallahassee ...

We found one communities that are also named Tallahassee.

Within Georgia, the name Tallahassee is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Tallahassee in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Leon County
    • This Tallahassee is located in Leon County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tallahassee that is located in Jeff Davis County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Tallahassee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallahassee ...

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.

• Charlotteville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotteville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
• Grays Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Jordan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Lumber City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
• Lumber City Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
• Manns Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Roper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roper is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Town Bluff Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry

How Far From Tallahassee to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tallahassee to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Jeff Davis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tallahassee to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'