Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tucker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tucker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tucker
- 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 Tucker:
- 34.308425, -85.718577
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tucker
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Tucker is near Cherokee County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Etowah 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tucker ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Tucker.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Tucker.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Bibb County
- Marion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Tucker [Kankakee County].
- Ogle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Tucker [Ogle County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Tucker lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tucker that is located in DeKalb County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Tucker is located in Le Flore County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the west of the Tucker that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Tucker.
- Woodward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Tucker [Woodward County].
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucker ...
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.
- Blue Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Dog Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lickskillet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Cherokee County
- Loveless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Round Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Sand Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
How Far From Tucker 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 Tucker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Tucker once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tucker and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tucker to Fort Payne, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Tucker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tucker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3084, Longitude: -85.7186 In this case, the coordinates for Tucker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tucker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Tucker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tucker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.068 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.695 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.684 degrees. |