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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 Tuskeegee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuskeegee 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 Tuskeegee:
- 35.408423, -83.719338
- 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 Tuskeegee
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Tuskeegee is near Swain County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Tuskeegee
Communities Also Named Tuskeegee ...
We found one communities that are also named Tuskeegee.
Within North Carolina, the name Tuskeegee is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Tuskeegee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tuskeegee [Monroe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuskeegee ...
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.
- Almond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Halls Ford is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
- Hidetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidetown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidetown
- Maple Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rattler Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rattler Ford is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattler Ford
- Robbinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Sweetgum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweetgum is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Talc Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talc Mountain is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc Mountain
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
How Far From Tuskeegee 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 Tuskeegee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tuskeegee and extending to:
- Robbinsville, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tuskeegee to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tuskeegee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tuskeegee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tuskeegee 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 Tuskeegee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4084, Longitude: -83.7193 In this case, the coordinates for Tuskeegee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.912 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.519 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.60 degrees. |
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