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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Tuckers Crossing:
    • 61.879167, -160.225000
    • 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 Tuckers Crossing
  • 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 Tuckers Crossing ...

We found two communities that share the name Tuckers Crossing.

Within Alaska, the name Tuckers Crossing is unique.

Beyond Alaska, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County and lies 3,706 miles [5,964.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Tuckers Crossing.
      • Leake County
      • This Tuckers Crossing is located in Leake County and lies 3,632 miles [5,845.1 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Tuckers Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckers Crossing ...

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.

How Far From Tuckers Crossing to ...

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

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

  • Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Tuckers Crossing to Juneau, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,681 miles [5,924 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 8 days, a buggy would take 144 days and walking would take 210 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tuckers Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tuckers Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuckers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.8792, Longitude: -160.2250       In this case, the coordinates for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Tuckers Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 13.139 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 18.692 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 354.392 degrees.









 

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