Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tuscarora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuscarora and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tuscarora
- 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 Tuscarora:
- 40.605316, -89.667325
- 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 Tuscarora
- 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 Peoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- Since Tuscarora is near Tazewell County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Tuscarora ...
We found seven communities that share the name Tuscarora.
Within Illinois, the name Tuscarora is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Nevada
- New York
- Broome County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Tuscarora [Broome County].
- Livingston County
- This Tuscarora is located in Livingston County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tuscarora that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Tuscarora.
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Tuscarora is located in Juniata County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tuscarora that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Tuscarora.
- Schuylkill County
- This Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east of the Tuscarora that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Tuscarora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuscarora ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
- Highway Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Kickapoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Orchard Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mines
- Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County
- Pottstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
How Far From Tuscarora to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tuscarora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuscarora and extending to:
- Peoria, which is the Seat of Peoria County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Tuscarora to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tuscarora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tuscarora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuscarora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6053, Longitude: -89.6673 In this case, the coordinates for Tuscarora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Tuscarora 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tuscarora to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.779 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.688 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.915 degrees. |