Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tuckersburg:
  • 32.759575, -85.367446
  • 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 Tuckersburg

• 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Since Tuckersburg is near Lee County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Tuckersburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckersburg ...

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.

• Crooked Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Farmville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gold Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Hallway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hallway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
• India Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • India Lakes is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
• Liberty Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Crossroads is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Crossroads
• Nelson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• New Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Harmony is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Rocky Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
• Stonewall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

How Far From Tuckersburg 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 Tuckersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tuckersburg and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tuckersburg to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'