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:
- 34.444540, -91.954583
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Tucker is near Lonoke County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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.
Within Arkansas, the name Tucker is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Tucker is located in Bibb County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tucker that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Tucker.
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Tucker [DeKalb County].
- Marion County
- This Tucker is located in Marion County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east of the Tucker that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Tucker.
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> 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 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tucker that is located in Jefferson County.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Tucker is located in Le Flore County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tucker that is located in Jefferson 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.<3> 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
- Alabama
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.
- College Park ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Jefferson County
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <5>
- English Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Place
- English Place is located in Jefferson County
- Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gethsemane is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Dick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lamb ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Plain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plum Bayou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Red Bluff Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <5>
- Rob Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Samples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tucker 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 Tucker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tucker and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Tucker to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tucker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 34.4445, Longitude: -91.9546 In this case, the coordinates for Tucker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.949 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.206 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.281 degrees. |