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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tuckers Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuckers Crossroad and the surrounding area.
- 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 Crossroad:
- 32.700995, -82.865141
- 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 Tuckers Crossroad
- 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Since Tuckers Crossroad is near Washington County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Tuckers Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckers Crossroad ...
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.
- Balls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Condor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Condor is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
- Donovan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donovan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Holly Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Irwins Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
- Peacocks Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossing
How Far From Tuckers Crossroad 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 Tuckers Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tuckers Crossroad and extending to:
- Dublin, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tuckers Crossroad to Dublin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tuckers Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crossroad to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuckers Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7010, Longitude: -82.8651 In this case, the coordinates for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.465 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.961 degrees. |
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