Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tuckahoe Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuckahoe Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tuckahoe Heights
- 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 Tuckahoe Heights:
- 34.069819, -86.020250
- 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 Tuckahoe Heights
- 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Tuckahoe Heights is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckahoe Heights ...
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.
- Cave Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
- Crudup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Goodyear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Happy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Noble Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
- Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
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- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
- Rockledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
- Walnut Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
- Wisdom Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Pleasant Hill
How Far From Tuckahoe Heights 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 Tuckahoe Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tuckahoe Heights and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Tuckahoe Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tuckahoe Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tuckahoe Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuckahoe Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0698, Longitude: -86.0203 In this case, the coordinates for Tuckahoe Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tuckahoe Heights 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 313.238 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.861 degrees. |